CISA KEV · Known exploitedHigh

CVE-2024-23296

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.

CVSS: 7.8
EPSS: 1.41%
CISA KEV: Listed
Published: 2024.03.06

PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Immediate review

CISA has listed this vulnerability in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Known exploitationConfirmed by CISA KEV

Exploit probability1.41%

Technical severityCVSS 7.8

Vulnerability overview

Affected product and versions

Product: Apple Multiple Products
Affected versions: 14.0, < 16.7.8, >= 17.0 < 17.4, >= 12.0 < 12.7.6, >= 13.0 < 13.6.7, >= 14.0 < 14.4, < 17.4, < 1.1, < 10.4
Fixed versions: 16.7.8, 17.4, 12.7.6, 13.6.7, 14.4, 1.1, 10.4

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide

CISA required action

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

Due date: 2024.03.27

1
Identify
Confirm that Apple Multiple Products and an affected version are present.
2
Prioritize
Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.
3
Remediate
Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.
4
Verify
Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE: CWE-787
KEV added: 2024.03.06
Ransomware use: 미확인