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CVE-2024-44170: A privacy issue was addressed by moving sensitive data to a more secure location

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Authoritative record:CVE-2024-44170· Medium 5.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 17:20 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 16 Sep 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 4 Nov 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

The vulnerability is fixed in iOS 18, iPadOS 18, watchOS 11, and macOS Sequoia 15. Users and administrators should update to these versions to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.

Description

CVE-2024-44170 is a privacy vulnerability in Apple operating systems where an app may access user-sensitive data due to improper data location. The issue is resolved by relocating sensitive data to a more secure location. The fix is included in iOS 18, iPadOS 18, watchOS 11, and macOS Sequoia 15.

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