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CVE-2024-44217: Apple iOS and iPadOS · Password autofill may fill in passwords after failing authentication

Affects Apple iOS and iPadOSSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.1 Critical.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:54 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.1Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 31% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 28 Oct 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Apple iOS and iPadOSAffected
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Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Apple has fixed this vulnerability in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18. Users and administrators should update their devices to these versions or later to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud service, patching the device OS is required. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.

Description

CVE-2024-44217 is a critical vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS where the password autofill feature may fill in passwords even after authentication has failed. This is due to a permissions issue that was addressed by Apple through code removal and additional checks. The vulnerability is fixed in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18. The flaw could allow unauthorized disclosure of passwords if exploited.

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