VulnerabilityPublished 8 Mar 2024Updated 2 Apr 2026

CVE-2024-23287: Apple iOS and iPadOS · An app may be able to access user-sensitive data

Affects Apple iOS and iPadOSSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium · fixed in 17.4 : update Apple iOS and iPadOS when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

6.5Medium

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

EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 51% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 17.4

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

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

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

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: Low: The attacker is authorized with (i.e., requires) privileges that provide basic user capabilities that could normally affect only settings and files owned by a user. Alternatively, an attacker with Low privileges may have the ability to cause an impact only to non-sensitive resources.
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: High: There is total loss of confidentiality, resulting in all resources within the impacted component being divulged to the attacker. Alternatively, access to only some restricted information is obtained, but the disclosed information presents a direct, serious impact.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within 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.

What to do

Affected software

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

AI-suggested

Apple has released official patches 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 updates, as the vendor has addressed the vulnerability with an official fix.

Description

CVE-2024-23287 is a privacy vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS where an app may be able to access user-sensitive data due to improper handling of temporary files. This issue has been addressed by Apple with improved handling and redaction of private data in log entries. The vulnerability is fixed in iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4. The CVSS score is 6.5, indicating a medium severity level. Apple has released official patches for this vulnerability as part of their iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4 updates.

Impact

An attacker controlling a malicious app with limited privileges could potentially read sensitive user data on affected iOS and iPadOS devices prior to updating to version 17.4. This could lead to privacy violations by unauthorized access to sensitive information. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time. The vulnerability does not affect system integrity or availability but compromises confidentiality of user data.

Summary

This vulnerability involves a privacy issue in iOS and iPadOS where an application could access sensitive user data by exploiting improper handling of temporary files and insufficient redaction of private data in log entries. Apple resolved this issue by improving the handling of temporary files and enhancing private data redaction in logs. The fix is included in iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4 releases. The CVSS vector indicates the vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network with low attack complexity and requires low privileges but no user interaction, resulting in high confidentiality impact but no integrity or availability impact.

CWE-377Insecure Temporary File (opens in a new tab)
Class weaknessOWASP Top 10 A01:2025: Broken Access Control (opens in a new tab)
Creating and using insecure temporary files can leave application and system data vulnerable to attack.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Authorization (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Explore for Predictable Temporary File Names (opens in a new tab)
Screen Temporary Files for Sensitive Information (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 9 Apr 2026, 23:08 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-377

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