Apple macOS Hidden Photos Album improper authentication
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Apple macOS. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Hidden Photos Album Handler. The manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2024-40778. An attack on the physical device is feasible. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
Details
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple macOS (unknown version). Affected is an unknown code block of the component Hidden Photos Album Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6. Photos in the Hidden Photos Album may be viewed without authentication.
The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-40778 since 07/10/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
Type
Vendor
Name
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.0
VulDB Base Score: 2.4
VulDB Temp Score: 2.3
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 3.3
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ADP CISA Base Score: 3.3
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Improper authenticationCWE: CWE-287
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
07/10/2024 🔍07/30/2024 🔍
07/30/2024 🔍
04/04/2026 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2024-40778 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-40778
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-272844
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
Entry
Created: 07/30/2024 08:27Updated: 04/04/2026 09:25
Changes: 07/30/2024 08:27 (55), 07/31/2024 08:16 (1), 08/21/2024 01:08 (12), 04/04/2026 09:25 (12)
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Cache ID: 216:E52:103
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