Auth bypass in Apple iOS And Ipados

CVE-2024-23251

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, watchOS 10.5. An attacker with physical access may be able to leak Mail account credentials.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (28.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 28.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-23251: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-23251?
CVE-2024-23251 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2024-06-10.
How severe is CVE-2024-23251?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.