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CVE-2024-23264: Apple iOS and iPadOS · Out-of-bounds Read

Affects Apple iOS and iPadOSSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 09:15 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 56% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 8 Mar 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Apple iOS and iPadOSAffected
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Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Apple has released official patches addressing this vulnerability in iOS 16.7.6, iPadOS 16.7.6, iOS 17.4, iPadOS 17.4, macOS Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5, tvOS 17.4, and visionOS 1.1. Users and administrators should apply these updates promptly to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.

Description

CVE-2024-23264 is a medium severity vulnerability affecting Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and visionOS. It involves a validation issue that could allow an application to read restricted memory due to insufficient input sanitization. Apple has addressed this vulnerability with improved input sanitization in iOS 16.7.6, iPadOS 16.7.6, iOS 17.4, iPadOS 17.4, macOS Monterey 12.7.

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