CVE-2024-44145VulnerabilityPublished 28 Oct 2024Updated 2 Apr 2026

CVE-2024-44145: Apple iOS and iPadOS · An attacker with physical access to a macOS device with Sidecar enabled may be able to bypass the Lock

Affects Apple iOS and iPadOSSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.7 Medium.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

5.7Medium

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

EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 9% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

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

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

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

Attack Vector: Physical: The attack requires the attacker to physically touch or manipulate the vulnerable component. Physical interaction may be brief or persistent.
Attack Complexity: High: A successful attack depends on conditions beyond the attacker's control. That is, a successful attack cannot be accomplished at will, but requires the attacker to invest in some measurable amount of effort in preparation or execution against the vulnerable component before a successful attack can be expected. For example, a successful attack may require an attacker to: gather knowledge about the environment in which the vulnerable target/component exists; prepare the target environment to improve exploit reliability; or inject themselves into the logical network path between the target and the resource requested by the victim in order to read and/or modify network communications (e.g., a man in the middle attack).
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: 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: High: There is a total loss of integrity, or a complete loss of protection. For example, the attacker is able to modify any/all files protected by the impacted component. Alternatively, only some files can be modified, but malicious modification would present a direct, serious consequence to 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 28 Oct 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 2026-10-25.

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 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

To mitigate CVE-2024-44145, organizations should immediately update affected devices to iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia 15 or later, where the vulnerability is fixed. Disable Sidecar on macOS devices if it is not essential, reducing the attack surface. Implement strict physical security controls to prevent unauthorized access to devices, including secure storage and monitoring in shared environments. Employ endpoint management solutions to enforce device update policies and monitor for unauthorized Sidecar usage. Educate users about the risks of leaving devices unattended and the importance of locking devices even in short absences. Consider additional authentication mechanisms such as biometric locks or two-factor authentication to enhance device security. Regularly audit device configurations and access logs to detect anomalous activities related to Sidecar connections.

Description

This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia 15. An attacker with physical access to a macOS device with Sidecar enabled may be able to bypass the Lock Screen.

Impact

The primary impact of CVE-2024-44145 is unauthorized access to iOS and iPadOS devices via a macOS device with Sidecar enabled, potentially exposing sensitive user data and compromising device integrity. Organizations using Apple ecosystems in environments where devices may be physically accessible to unauthorized individuals face increased risk of data breaches or espionage. This could affect corporate confidentiality, especially in sectors handling sensitive information such as government, finance, healthcare, and technology. The vulnerability does not impact device availability but undermines trust in device lock mechanisms. Since exploitation requires physical access, the threat is more pronounced in scenarios with shared or public workspaces, or where devices are left unattended. The lack of known exploits reduces immediate risk, but the medium severity score indicates a meaningful threat that warrants prompt mitigation to prevent potential misuse.

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