CVE-2024-23296: Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2024-03-06
EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-03-05 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-787

Description

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.

Affected products

Apple iPadOS: before 16.7.8; from 17.0 before 17.4 — fixed in 16.7.8, 17.4
Apple Iphone Os: before 16.7.8; from 17.0 before 17.4 — fixed in 16.7.8, 17.4
Apple macOS: from 12.0 before 12.7.6; from 13.0 before 13.6.7; from 14.0 before 14.4 — fixed in 12.7.6, 13.6.7, 14.4
Apple tvOS: before 17.4 — fixed in 17.4
Apple visionOS: before 1.1 — fixed in 1.1
Apple watchOS: before 10.4 — fixed in 10.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 16.7.8, 17.4; Apple Iphone Os 16.7.8, 17.4; Apple macOS 12.7.6, 13.6.7, 14.4; Apple tvOS 17.4; Apple visionOS 1.1; Apple watchOS 10.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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