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Installed apps enumeration in iOS 18 / iPadOS 18

IdentifiersCVE-2024-40830CWE-200

CVE-2024-40830 is a privacy issue in Apple iOS/iPadOS where a third-party app may be able to enumerate (discover/list) a user’s installed applications. Apple indicates the issue was addressed with “improved data protection” and is fixed in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18.

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ANALYST BRIEF

Impact, mitigation & remediation

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Impact

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An attacker-controlled or malicious app could infer sensitive user information by determining which apps are installed (e.g., health, finance, dating, political, enterprise/MDM, or region-specific apps), enabling profiling, targeted social engineering, or privacy-invasive tracking/fingerprinting.

Mitigation

If you can’t patch tonight, do this now.

If immediate upgrading is not possible, reduce exposure by limiting installation/execution of untrusted apps (e.g., enterprise-signed apps), and apply organizational controls (MDM allowlisting/restrictions) to minimize the ability for untrusted apps to run on affected devices. No additional Apple-provided workaround is described in the provided content.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Upgrade to iOS 18 / iPadOS 18 or later versions that include the fix for CVE-2024-40830 (Apple: addressed via improved data protection).
PUBLIC EXPLOITS

Exploits

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No public exploit code observed for this vulnerability.

EXPOSURE SURFACE

Affected products & vendors

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VendorProductType
AppleIpadosoperating_system
AppleIphone Osoperating_system

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Associated malware

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Detection signatures

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Vendor-by-vendor mapping

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Social activity

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