What is CVE-2024-44217?

CVE-2024-44217 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2024-10-28.

How severe is CVE-2024-44217?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Apple iOS And Ipados

CVE-2024-44217

A permissions issue was addressed by removing vulnerable code and adding additional checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18. Password autofill may fill in passwords after failing authentication.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2024-10-28 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (29.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 29.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

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

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

support.apple.com/en-us/121250 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-44217?: CVE-2024-44217 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2024-10-28.
How severe is CVE-2024-44217?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.