What is CVE-2024-44179?

CVE-2024-44179 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 2.4/10. Published 2025-03-10.

How severe is CVE-2024-44179?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.4 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Apple iOS And Ipados

CVE-2024-44179

This issue was addressed by restricting options offered on a locked device. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.7 and iPadOS 17.7, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia 15. An attacker with physical access to a device may be able to read contact numbers from the lock screen.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2025-03-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.4 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (19.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 19.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

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

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

support.apple.com/en-us/121238 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/121246 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/121250 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-44179?: CVE-2024-44179 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 2.4/10. Published 2025-03-10.
How severe is CVE-2024-44179?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.4 out of 10.