VulnerabilityPublished 8 Mar 2024Updated 2 Apr 2026

CVE-2024-23240: Apple iOS and iPadOS · Shake-to-undo may allow a deleted photo to be re-surfaced without authentication

Affects Apple iOS and iPadOSSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 2.4 Low · fixed in 17.4 : update Apple iOS and iPadOS when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 15:59 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

2.4Low

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 16% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 17.4

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector: Physical
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Physical: The attack requires the attacker to physically touch or manipulate the vulnerable component. Physical interaction may be brief or persistent.
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the impacted component.
Integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact on the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 8 Mar 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

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Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Apple iOS and iPadOS	Affected =0	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Apple has released an official fix for this vulnerability in iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4. Users and administrators should apply these updates to affected devices to remediate the issue. Since the fix is available, no additional mitigation steps are required beyond updating to the patched versions.

Description

CVE-2024-23240 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS where the shake-to-undo feature may allow a deleted photo to be re-surfaced without requiring user authentication. This issue was addressed by Apple with improved checks and fixed in iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4. The vulnerability does not allow direct access to photo content without user interaction but could potentially expose deleted photos temporarily. The CVSS score is 2.4, indicating low impact. Apple has released an official fix as part of the iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4 updates.

Impact

An attacker or unauthorized user could potentially cause a deleted photo to be temporarily re-surfaced without authentication via the shake-to-undo feature. This may lead to limited exposure of deleted photos but does not grant broader access to device data or system controls. The impact is limited to integrity with no confidentiality or availability compromise. The low CVSS score reflects the limited scope and difficulty of exploitation.

Summary

The vulnerability CVE-2024-23240 affects the shake-to-undo feature in Apple iOS and iPadOS, where shaking the device to undo an action may cause a deleted photo to reappear without requiring authentication. Apple addressed this privacy issue by implementing improved checks in the affected feature. The fix is included in iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 2.4, reflecting a low-severity issue with no direct confidentiality or availability impact but limited integrity impact. No known exploits are reported in the wild.

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