CVE-2024-23239: An app may be able to leak sensitive user information in Apple iOS and iPadOS
CVE-2024-23239 is a medium severity vulnerability affecting Apple iOS and iPadOS, where a race condition in the sandbox component could allow an app to access sensitive user data. This issue was addressed by Apple through improved state handling and additional restrictions. The vulnerability is fixed in iOS 17. 4 and iPadOS 17. 4 releases. There are no known exploits in the wild for this vulnerability. The fix is part of official Apple security updates released on March 5, 2024.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-23239 is a sandbox race condition vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS that may allow a malicious app to access sensitive user information. Apple resolved this issue by improving state handling and applying additional restrictions to prevent unauthorized data access. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.9 (medium severity), with network attack vector, high attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and impacts confidentiality. The fix is included in iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4 updates released by Apple.
Potential Impact
An app exploiting this vulnerability could potentially access sensitive user data that should be protected by the sandbox. However, the vulnerability does not allow privilege escalation, integrity compromise, or denial of service. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild. The impact is limited to confidentiality of user data accessible by a malicious app.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apple has released official fixes for this vulnerability in iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4. Users and administrators should apply these updates promptly to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond installing the official patches.
CVE-2024-23239: An app may be able to leak sensitive user information in Apple iOS and iPadOS
Description
CVE-2024-23239 is a medium severity vulnerability affecting Apple iOS and iPadOS, where a race condition in the sandbox component could allow an app to access sensitive user data. This issue was addressed by Apple through improved state handling and additional restrictions. The vulnerability is fixed in iOS 17. 4 and iPadOS 17. 4 releases. There are no known exploits in the wild for this vulnerability. The fix is part of official Apple security updates released on March 5, 2024.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-23239 is a sandbox race condition vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS that may allow a malicious app to access sensitive user information. Apple resolved this issue by improving state handling and applying additional restrictions to prevent unauthorized data access. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.9 (medium severity), with network attack vector, high attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and impacts confidentiality. The fix is included in iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4 updates released by Apple.
Potential Impact
An app exploiting this vulnerability could potentially access sensitive user data that should be protected by the sandbox. However, the vulnerability does not allow privilege escalation, integrity compromise, or denial of service. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild. The impact is limited to confidentiality of user data accessible by a malicious app.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apple has released official fixes for this vulnerability in iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4. Users and administrators should apply these updates promptly to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond installing the official patches.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2024-01-12T22:22:21.480Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 690a47506d939959c8022688
Added to database: 11/4/2025, 6:34:56 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 11:02:01 PM
Last updated: 5/9/2026, 8:33:36 AM
Views: 42
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