Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with physical access to a locked device may be able to…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The issue was addressed with improved authentication. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.7.1 and iPadOS 17.7.1, iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1, watchOS 11.1. An attacker with physical access to a locked device may be able to view sensitive user information.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 17.7.1; before 18.1 | 17.7.1, 18.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | watchOS | before 11.1 | 11.1 | Patch available | CNA |
Remediation
- Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 17.7.1, 18.1
- Fix · CNA watchOS (Apple) Fixed in 11.1
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apple watchOS 11.1
16 records Highest priority Priority LOW 16 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-29842 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 39
- TI-2024-29815 Path traversal in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 38
- TI-2024-29853 Apple iOS and iPadOS: Processing a maliciously crafted message may lead to a…Priority LOW 30
- Release ·
Apple iOS and iPadOS 17.7.1, 18.1
15 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 13 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-29818 Link following in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 64
- TI-2024-29819 Apple Safari: An attacker may be able to misuse a trust relationship to download…Priority MEDIUM 42
- TI-2024-29782 Buffer overflow in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 36
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-44274
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jjpr-6x73-f9v6
References
More Apple Ipados vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2024-44274 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-44274 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jjpr-6x73-f9v6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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