TI-2024-29713 Aliases CVE-2024-44145 GHSA-4278-w8xg-58qx

Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with physical access to a macOS device with Sidecar…

LOW 29Published 2024-10-28 · Updated 2026-04-02

Key facts

Attack vector: Physical
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia 15. An attacker with physical access to a macOS device with Sidecar enabled may be able to bypass the Lock Screen.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00197 9th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed iOS and iPadOS (Apple): 18macOS (Apple): 15

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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Apple	iOS and iPadOS	before 18	18	Patch available	CNA
Apple	macOS	before 15	15	Patch available	CNA

iOS and iPadOS VendorApple Affected before 18 Fixed in 18 Patch available CNA
macOS VendorApple Affected before 15 Fixed in 15 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::	before 18.0	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::	before 18.0	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::	before 15.0	Vulnerable	Apple

cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 18.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 18.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 15.0 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 18
Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 15

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Release · 2024-10-28
Apple macOS 15
8 records Highest priority Priority LOW 8 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-29774 Missing authorization in Apple macOSPriority LOW 39
- TI-2024-29769 Apple macOS: An app may be able to access a user's Photos LibraryPriority LOW 33
- TI-2024-29722 Apple Safari: Maliciously crafted web content may violate iframe sandboxing policyPriority LOW 30
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Release · 2024-10-28
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-2024-29693 Protection mechanism failure in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2024-27232 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker may be able to use Siri to enable Auto-Answer CallsPriority LOW 26
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Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-44145
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4278-w8xg-58qx

References

Advisory 2

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
TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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