High 7.8Known exploited (CISA KEV)Published Mar 5, 2024

CVE-2024-23296A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation.

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 26, 2026, 1:10 PM ET)

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It affects Apple iOS and iPadOS and 7 other products. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

CISA lists it as known exploited since Mar 6, 2024; federal agencies had to remediate by Mar 27, 2024. Treat that date as your deadline.

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Exploited in the last 30 days

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.

CVSS: 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-787
Known exploited: Added to CISA KEV Mar 6, 2024; federal remediation due Mar 27, 2024Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 1.41% (percentile 72)
Assigned by: apple
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Apr 2, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Apple iOS and iPadOS apple:ios_and_ipados (from the name)	before 16.7.8; before 17.4	CNA record
Apple macOS apple:macos (from the name)	before 12.7.6; before 13.6.7; before 14.4	CNA record
Apple tvOS apple:tvos (from the name)	before 17.4	CNA record
Apple visionOS apple:visionos (from the name)	before 1.1	CNA record
Apple watchOS apple:watchos (from the name)	before 10.4	CNA record
apple ipad_os apple:ipad_os	before 17.4	CISA ADP
apple iphone_os apple:iphone_os	before 17.4	CISA ADP
apple macos apple:macos	from 14.0 before 14.4	CISA ADP
apple tvos apple:tvos	before 17.4	CISA ADP
apple visionos apple:visionos	before 1.1	CISA ADP
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References

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/120881	release-notes, vendor-advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120882	release-notes, vendor-advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120883	release-notes, vendor-advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120893	release-notes, vendor-advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120895	release-notes, vendor-advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120898	release-notes, vendor-advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120900	release-notes, vendor-advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120910	release-notes, vendor-advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/20	mailing-list, third-party-advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/18	mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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