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CVE-2024-23296: Apple iOS and iPadOS · Out-of-bounds Write

Affects Apple iOS and iPadOSSource CVE Database V5

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Exploited in the wild · KEV due 27 Mar 2024 · 1% EPSS : apply the vendor's fix or mitigations to Apple iOS and iPadOS now.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 11:42 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
KEV deadline
 US federal agencies must patch by this date; a sensible deadline for everyone else.
EPSS
1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 72% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 5 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: evidence found.

    Listed in CISA KEV 1 day after disclosure

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

Timeline

  1. CVE ID reserved

    by Apple Inc.

    , 53 days before disclosure

  2. CVE published

    on cve.org

    , t = 0

  3. , 1 day after disclosure

  4. KEV remediation due

    US federal deadline

    , 22 days after disclosure

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CISA KEV (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
  • =0
Fixed in–

Description

CVE-2024-23296 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in the Apple kernel affecting iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS. It allows an attacker with arbitrary kernel read and write capabilities to potentially bypass kernel memory protections. Apple has acknowledged reports of this vulnerability being exploited in the wild. The issue was addressed by improved validation to fix the memory corruption. Patches for this vulnerability are included in iOS 16.7.8, iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.4, iPadOS 17.

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