Protection mechanism failure in Apple iOS and iPadOS
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-693.
Summary
A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia 15, macOS Sonoma 14.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.7.1. An application may be able to break out of its sandbox.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 18
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 13.7.1, 14.7.1, 15
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apple iOS and iPadOS 18
5 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-29781 Incorrect authorization in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 47
- TI-2024-29713 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with physical access to a macOS device with Sidecar…Priority LOW 29
- TI-2024-27232 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker may be able to use Siri to enable Auto-Answer CallsPriority LOW 26
- Release ·
Apple macOS 13.7.1, 14.7.1, 15
3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-27234 Incorrect authorization in Apple macOSPriority LOW 24
- TI-2024-29708 Incorrect authorization in Apple macOSPriority LOW 21
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-44122
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6q42-xcp7-qvr5
References
More Apple Macos vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-46583 Improper authentication in Apple macOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2024-44122 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-44122 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6q42-xcp7-qvr5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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