CVE-2024-23262: An app may be able to spoof system notifications and UI in Apple iOS and iPadOS
CVE-2024-23262 is a medium severity vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS where a malicious app may be able to spoof system notifications and user interface elements. This issue was addressed by Apple through additional entitlement checks. The vulnerability affects devices running versions prior to iOS 16. 7. 6, iPadOS 16. 7. 6, iOS 17. 4, and iPadOS 17. 4. Apple has released official patches in these versions to mitigate the risk.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-23262 is a vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS that allows an app to spoof system notifications and UI by bypassing entitlement checks. This could enable a malicious app to present fake system dialogs or notifications to the user. The issue was resolved by Apple by implementing additional entitlement checks to prevent unauthorized UI spoofing. The fix is included in iOS 16.7.6, iPadOS 16.7.6, iOS 17.4, and iPadOS 17.4. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 4.3 (medium severity), reflecting a network attack vector with low complexity and requiring user interaction, causing limited integrity impact without confidentiality or availability impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker controlling a malicious app on affected iOS or iPadOS devices could spoof system notifications and UI elements, potentially misleading users into performing unintended actions. The vulnerability does not directly compromise confidentiality or availability but poses an integrity risk by enabling UI spoofing. There are no reports of exploitation in the wild. The impact is limited to the ability to present deceptive UI to users, which could facilitate social engineering attacks.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apple has released official patches addressing this vulnerability in iOS 16.7.6, iPadOS 16.7.6, iOS 17.4, and iPadOS 17.4. Users and administrators should update affected devices to these versions or later to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official updates.
CVE-2024-23262: An app may be able to spoof system notifications and UI in Apple iOS and iPadOS
Description
CVE-2024-23262 is a medium severity vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS where a malicious app may be able to spoof system notifications and user interface elements. This issue was addressed by Apple through additional entitlement checks. The vulnerability affects devices running versions prior to iOS 16. 7. 6, iPadOS 16. 7. 6, iOS 17. 4, and iPadOS 17. 4. Apple has released official patches in these versions to mitigate the risk.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-23262 is a vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS that allows an app to spoof system notifications and UI by bypassing entitlement checks. This could enable a malicious app to present fake system dialogs or notifications to the user. The issue was resolved by Apple by implementing additional entitlement checks to prevent unauthorized UI spoofing. The fix is included in iOS 16.7.6, iPadOS 16.7.6, iOS 17.4, and iPadOS 17.4. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 4.3 (medium severity), reflecting a network attack vector with low complexity and requiring user interaction, causing limited integrity impact without confidentiality or availability impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker controlling a malicious app on affected iOS or iPadOS devices could spoof system notifications and UI elements, potentially misleading users into performing unintended actions. The vulnerability does not directly compromise confidentiality or availability but poses an integrity risk by enabling UI spoofing. There are no reports of exploitation in the wild. The impact is limited to the ability to present deceptive UI to users, which could facilitate social engineering attacks.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apple has released official patches addressing this vulnerability in iOS 16.7.6, iPadOS 16.7.6, iOS 17.4, and iPadOS 17.4. Users and administrators should update affected devices to these versions or later to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official updates.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2024-01-12T22:22:21.489Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 690a47536d939959c802286f
Added to database: 11/4/2025, 6:34:59 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 11:05:38 PM
Last updated: 5/9/2026, 8:40:26 AM
Views: 44
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