CVE-2024-44290: An app may be able to determine a user’s current location in Apple iOS and iPadOS
A vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS allows an app to potentially determine a user's current location due to insufficient redaction of sensitive information. This issue has been addressed and fixed in iOS 18. 1 and iPadOS 18. 1, as well as macOS Sequoia 15. 1 and watchOS 11. 1. The vulnerability has a low severity rating with a CVSS score of 3. 3. It requires local access with user interaction and does not impact integrity or availability.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-44290 is a vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS where an app may be able to determine a user's current location because of inadequate redaction of sensitive information. The issue was resolved by Apple through improved redaction techniques in iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, macOS Sequoia 15.1, and watchOS 11.1. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 3.3, indicating low severity, with attack vector local, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction needed. Confidentiality impact is low, with no impact on integrity or availability.
Potential Impact
An app with local access and user interaction could infer the user's current location, potentially compromising location privacy. The impact is limited to confidentiality with no effect on system integrity or availability. There are no known exploits in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
This vulnerability is fixed in iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, macOS Sequoia 15.1, and watchOS 11.1. Users and administrators should update affected Apple devices to these versions or later to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
CVE-2024-44290: An app may be able to determine a user’s current location in Apple iOS and iPadOS
Description
A vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS allows an app to potentially determine a user's current location due to insufficient redaction of sensitive information. This issue has been addressed and fixed in iOS 18. 1 and iPadOS 18. 1, as well as macOS Sequoia 15. 1 and watchOS 11. 1. The vulnerability has a low severity rating with a CVSS score of 3. 3. It requires local access with user interaction and does not impact integrity or availability.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-44290 is a vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS where an app may be able to determine a user's current location because of inadequate redaction of sensitive information. The issue was resolved by Apple through improved redaction techniques in iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, macOS Sequoia 15.1, and watchOS 11.1. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 3.3, indicating low severity, with attack vector local, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction needed. Confidentiality impact is low, with no impact on integrity or availability.
Potential Impact
An app with local access and user interaction could infer the user's current location, potentially compromising location privacy. The impact is limited to confidentiality with no effect on system integrity or availability. There are no known exploits in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
This vulnerability is fixed in iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, macOS Sequoia 15.1, and watchOS 11.1. Users and administrators should update affected Apple devices to these versions or later to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2024-08-20T21:45:40.797Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69ceb82fe6bfc5ba1df6ed4a
Added to database: 4/2/2026, 6:40:47 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 11:30:40 PM
Last updated: 5/20/2026, 9:58:36 PM
Views: 44
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