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CVE-2024-40785: This issue was addressed with improved checks.

MediumCVSS 6.1 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 24/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.78% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 56.4% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: webkit2gtk (Debian:11) 2.44.3-1~deb11u1; webkit2gtk (Debian:12) 2.44.3-1~deb12u1; webkit2gtk (Debian:13) 2.44.3-1.
  • Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).

Low priority for now. Upgrade to webkit2gtk (Debian:11) 2.44.3-1~deb11u1; webkit2gtk (Debian:12) 2.44.3-1~deb12u1; webkit2gtk (Debian:13) 2.44.3-1 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.6, iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, tvOS 17.6, visionOS 1.3, watchOS 10.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to a cross site scripting attack.

Published
Jul 29, 2024
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.7% · 56th percentile

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Action score

24

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
24 / 40 · 6.1 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.7%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
appleiphone os
appleipados
applesafari
applewatchos
appletvos
applevisionos
applemacos

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Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (apple). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Apple iOS and iPadOS

    • before 16.7.9affected
    • before 17.6affected

  • Apple macOS

    • before 14.6affected

  • Apple Safari

    • before 17.6affected

  • Apple tvOS

    • before 17.6affected

  • Apple visionOS

    • before 1.3affected

  • Apple watchOS

    • before 10.6affected
Affected versions · NVD (9)

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • apple ipadosbefore 16.7.9
  • apple ipados17.0 and later · before 17.6
  • apple iphone osbefore 16.7.9
  • apple iphone os17.0 and later · before 17.6
  • apple macosbefore 14.6
  • apple safaribefore 17.6
  • apple tvosbefore 17.6
  • apple visionosbefore 1.3
  • apple watchosbefore 10.6

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:11webkit2gtkbefore 2.44.3-1~deb11u12.44.3-1~deb11u1
Debian:12webkit2gtkbefore 2.44.3-1~deb12u12.44.3-1~deb12u1
Debian:12wpewebkitfrom 0—
Debian:13webkit2gtkbefore 2.44.3-12.44.3-1
Debian:13wpewebkitbefore 2.44.3-12.44.3-1
openSUSE:Leap 15.5webkit2gtk3before 2.44.3-150400.4.88.12.44.3-150400.4.88.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.5webkit2gtk3-soup2before 2.44.3-150400.4.88.12.44.3-150400.4.88.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.5webkit2gtk4before 2.44.3-150400.4.88.12.44.3-150400.4.88.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6webkit2gtk3before 2.44.3-150600.12.9.12.44.3-150600.12.9.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6webkit2gtk3-soup2before 2.44.3-150600.12.9.12.44.3-150600.12.9.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6webkit2gtk4before 2.44.3-150600.12.9.12.44.3-150600.12.9.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSSwebkit2gtk3before 2.44.3-150200.118.12.44.3-150200.118.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5webkit2gtk3-soup2before 2.44.3-150400.4.88.12.44.3-150400.4.88.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6webkit2gtk3-soup2before 2.44.3-150600.12.9.12.44.3-150600.12.9.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6webkit2gtk4before 2.44.3-150600.12.9.12.44.3-150600.12.9.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP5webkit2gtk3before 2.44.3-150400.4.88.12.44.3-150400.4.88.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP6webkit2gtk3before 2.44.3-150600.12.9.12.44.3-150600.12.9.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP5webkit2gtk4before 2.44.3-150400.4.88.12.44.3-150400.4.88.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5webkit2gtk3before 2.44.3-4.12.12.44.3-4.12.1

Same product

apple: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2016-4657WebKit in Apple iOS before 9.3.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a…KEV
    85Now
  • CVE-2014-4404Heap-based buffer overflow in IOHIDFamily in Apple iOS before 8 and Apple TV before 7 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a…KEV
    76This week
  • CVE-2021-30762A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.KEV
    68This week

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2024-40779Jul 29, 2024 · An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking.
    22Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2024-40780Jul 29, 2024 · An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking.
    22Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2026-43657Aug 25, 2026 · A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
    13Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:webkit2gtk2.44.3-1~deb12u1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
debian:wpewebkit2.44.3-1 · Debian:13Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:webkit2gtk32.44.3-150400.4.88.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.5Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:webkit2gtk3-soup22.44.3-150400.4.88.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.5Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:webkit2gtk42.44.3-150400.4.88.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.5Package registry (OSV)
suse:webkit2gtk32.44.3-150400.4.88.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP5Package registry (OSV)
suse:webkit2gtk32.44.3-4.12.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5Package registry (OSV)
suse:webkit2gtk3-soup22.44.3-150400.4.88.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5Package registry (OSV)
suse:webkit2gtk42.44.3-150400.4.88.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP5Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.

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Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
low · data can be read
Integrity
low · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
Low
Integrity impact
Low
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

nvd-primary

Root cause

User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-79 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;

Fixed

ts
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

ATT&CK techniques

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References

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