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Vulnerability · CVE-2024-23296

Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Published Mar 5, 2024 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Apple Multiple Products

Patch now

CVE-2024-23296 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Mar 27, 2024. Confirm Apple Multiple Products against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
1.41%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe apple/ipados · cpe apple/iphone os · cpe apple/macos · cpe apple/tvos · vendor Apple Multiple Products

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.7, tvOS 17.4, visionOS 1.1, watchOS 10.4. An attacker with arbitrary kernel read and write capability may be able to bypass kernel memory protections. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe apple/ipadosversion unspecified
  • cpe apple/iphone osversion unspecified
  • cpe apple/macosversion unspecified
  • cpe apple/tvosversion unspecified
  • vendor Apple Multiple Productsversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2024-23296

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2024-23296 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Mar 27, 2024. Confirm Apple Multiple Products against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write. EPSS 1.41%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 5, 2024 · Catalog

    Detected

    A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.7, tvOS 17.4, visionOS 1.1, watchOS 10.4. An attacker with arbitrary kernel read and write capability may be able to bypass kernel memory protections. Apple is aware of a report that this issue

  2. Mar 6, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

  3. Mar 27, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

  4. Jun 17, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.7, tvOS 17.4, visionOS 1.1, watchOS 10.4. An attacker with arbitrary kernel read and write capability may be able to bypass kernel memory protections. Apple is aware of a report that this issue

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2024-23296

    Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS RTKit contain a memory corruption vulnerability that allows an attacker with arbitrary kernel read and write capability to bypass kernel memory protections.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-23296

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2024-23296

    30-day exploitation probability 1.4%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2024-23296

    A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.7, tvOS 17.4, visionOS 1.1, watchOS 10.4. An attacker with arbitrary kerne

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2024-23296

    Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS RTKit contain a memory corruption vulnerability that allows an attacker with arbitrary kernel read and write capability to bypass kernel memory protections.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.