CVE-2024-44205

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-10-24 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-532

Description

A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. A sandboxed app may be able to access sensitive user data in system logs.

Affected products

Apple iPadOS: before 16.7.9; from 17.0 before 17.6 — fixed in 16.7.9, 17.6
Apple Iphone Os: before 16.7.9; from 17.0 before 17.6 — fixed in 16.7.9, 17.6
Apple macOS: before 12.7.6; from 13.0 before 13.6.8; from 14.0 before 14.6 — fixed in 12.7.6, 13.6.8, 14.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 16.7.9, 17.6; Apple Iphone Os 16.7.9, 17.6; Apple macOS 12.7.6, 13.6.8, 14.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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