Is CVE-2024-23296 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-23296 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-11-05.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-23296?

CVE-2024-23296 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2024-23296?

Patch guidance is available from apple security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2024-23296.

Fix CVE-2024-23296 - HIGH apple ipados

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2024-23296?

10 products: apple ipados, apple ipados, apple iphone os, apple iphone os, apple macos, and 5 more.

Description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4. 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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: low
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write

Metadata

Primary Vendor: APPLE
Published: 3/5/2024
Last Modified: 11/5/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

apple : ipadosapple : ipadosapple : iphone_osapple : iphone_osapple : macosapple : macosapple : macosapple : tvosapple : visionosapple : watchos

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

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