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CVE-2024-23297VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2024-23297: Apple iOS and iPadOS · A malicious application may be able to access private information

Affects Apple iOS and iPadOSSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium · fixed in 17.4 : update Apple iOS and iPadOS when convenient.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 20% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 17.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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 2026-10-25.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Apple iOS and iPadOSAffected
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Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Apple has released official patches for this vulnerability in 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 actions are required beyond applying the official update. Patch status is confirmed by Apple’s security advisory.

Description

CVE-2024-23297 is a vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS where a malicious application may be able to access private information due to insufficient validation. This issue was addressed by Apple with improved input sanitization and validation. The vulnerability is fixed in iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4. The CVSS score is 5.5, indicating a medium severity level. The vulnerability does not require user interaction but requires low privileges and local access. Apple has officially released patches for this issue as part of their 17.4 updates.

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