CVE-2024-23296

Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Vulnerability

High 7.8
Exploited: added to CISA KEV 6 Mar 2024

Description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.7, tvOS 17.4, visionOS 1.1, watchOS 10.4. An attacker with arbitrary kernel read and write capability may be able to bypass kernel memory protections. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited.

Key facts

Published: 5 Mar 2024
Last changed: 2 Apr 2026
Assigned by: apple
KEV added: 6 Mar 2024
KEV fix due: 27 Mar 2024
EPSS: 1.411% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 73.124% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA): Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

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7.8CVSS 3.1, Highfrom CISA (ADP container)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What to do

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

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No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

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Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	iOS and iPadOS	0 up to but excluding 16.7.8 (affected) 0 up to but excluding 17.4 (affected)
Apple	macOS	0 up to but excluding 12.7.6 (affected) 0 up to but excluding 13.6.7 (affected) 0 up to but excluding 14.4 (affected)
Apple	tvOS	0 up to but excluding 17.4 (affected)
Apple	visionOS	0 up to but excluding 1.1 (affected)
Apple	watchOS	0 up to but excluding 10.4 (affected)