VulnerabilityPublished 15 Mar 2024Updated 2 Apr 2026

CVE-2024-23298: Apple Xcode · An App May Bypass Gatekeeper Checks

Affects Apple XcodeSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.3 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

4.3Medium

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

EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 43% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

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

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: Required
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: Low
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: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: Required: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires a user to take some action before the vulnerability can be exploited.
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: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the impacted component.
Integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact on 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 15 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.

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Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Apple Xcode	Affected =0	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Apple has released an official fix for this vulnerability in Xcode version 15.3. Users and organizations should update to Xcode 15.3 or later to remediate this issue. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the update. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.

Description

CVE-2024-23298 is a logic issue in Apple Xcode that could allow an app to bypass Gatekeeper checks. This vulnerability was addressed by Apple with improved state management in Xcode version 15.3. Gatekeeper is a macOS security feature designed to ensure that only trusted software runs on a user's system. The issue has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 4.3. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. The vulnerability affects Xcode on macOS Sonoma 14 and later.

Impact

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass Gatekeeper checks, potentially allowing untrusted or malicious applications to run on affected systems. However, the impact is limited to a low integrity impact with no confidentiality or availability effects. No known exploits have been reported in the wild, reducing immediate risk.

Summary

This vulnerability in Apple Xcode involves a logic flaw that allows an application to bypass Gatekeeper checks, potentially undermining macOS security controls that restrict untrusted software execution. Apple fixed the issue by improving state management in Xcode 15.3, released on March 5, 2024. Gatekeeper is a critical macOS security mechanism that verifies downloaded apps before allowing them to run. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3, reflecting a medium severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction needed, unchanged scope, no confidentiality or availability impact, and low integrity impact.

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