Privilege escalation in Apple iOS And Ipados

CVE-2024-23288

This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, macOS Sonoma 14.4, tvOS 17.4, watchOS 10.4. An app may be able to elevate privileges.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (16.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 17th percentile — 16.9% 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-2024-23288: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-23288?
CVE-2024-23288 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-03-08.
How severe is CVE-2024-23288?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-23288 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.