CVE-2024-23296A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation.
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It affects Apple iOS and iPadOS and 7 other products. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.
CISA lists it as known exploited since Mar 6, 2024; federal agencies had to remediate by Mar 27, 2024. Treat that date as your deadline.
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A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.7, tvOS 17.4, visionOS 1.1, watchOS 10.4. An attacker with arbitrary kernel read and write capability may be able to bypass kernel memory protections. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-787
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Mar 6, 2024; federal remediation due Mar 27, 2024Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 1.41% (percentile 72)
- Assigned by
- apple
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Apr 2, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Apple iOS and iPadOS apple:ios_and_ipados (from the name) | before 16.7.8; before 17.4 | CNA record |
Apple macOS apple:macos (from the name) | before 12.7.6; before 13.6.7; before 14.4 | CNA record |
Apple tvOS apple:tvos (from the name) | before 17.4 | CNA record |
Apple visionOS apple:visionos (from the name) | before 1.1 | CNA record |
Apple watchOS apple:watchos (from the name) | before 10.4 | CNA record |
apple ipad_os apple:ipad_os | before 17.4 | CISA ADP |
apple iphone_os apple:iphone_os | before 17.4 | CISA ADP |
apple macos apple:macos | from 14.0 before 14.4 | CISA ADP |
apple tvos apple:tvos | before 17.4 | CISA ADP |
apple visionos apple:visionos | before 1.1 | CISA ADP |
apple watchos apple:watchos | before 10.4 | CISA ADP |
apple ipados apple:ipados | before 16.7.8; from 17.0 before 17.4 | NVD |
apple iphone_os apple:iphone_os | before 16.7.8; from 17.0 before 17.4 | NVD |
apple macos apple:macos | from 12.0 before 12.7.6; from 13.0 before 13.6.7; from 14.0 before 14.4 | NVD |
apple tvos apple:tvos | before 17.4 | NVD |
apple visionos apple:visionos | before 1.1 | NVD |
apple watchos apple:watchos | before 10.4 | NVD |
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120881release-notes, vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120882release-notes, vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120883release-notes, vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120893release-notes, vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120895release-notes, vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120898release-notes, vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120900release-notes, vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120910release-notes, vendor-advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/20mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/18mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/21mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/24mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/25mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/26mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/11mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/13mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214081vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214081vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214084vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214086vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214087vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214088vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214100vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214107vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214118vendor-advisory
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