CVE-2024-23211
Apple Ipados 16.0 – 16.7.5
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NSummary
CVE-2024-23211 is a low-severity Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor (CWE-359) vulnerability in Apple Ipados. Its CVSS base score is 3.3 (Low).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 31th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-20730
Vulnerability Data
A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of user preferences. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.3, iOS 16.7.5 and iPadOS 16.7.5, iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3, macOS Sonoma 14.3, watchOS 10.3. A user's private browsing activity may be…
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Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Vulnerabilities enable privilege escalation (T1068) via kernel RCE, client execution (T1203) via WebKit flaws, browser discovery (T1217) via fingerprinting and private browsing leaks, TCC evasion (T1548.006), credential access from stores (T1555) via sensitive data leaks, and defense impairment (T1562.001) via disabling security features.
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Mitigating Controls
Control response
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- 2 hardening rules · 2 OS baselines
V10.3.5V10.7.2
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Automated marking identifies private personal information in outputs, tangibly reducing the ability to exploit weaknesses that result in its unauthorized exposure.
Privacy-specific attributes and their controlled association directly reduce exposure of private personal information through missing or incorrect labeling.
Preventing nonpublic personal information from public posting reduces unauthorized exposure of private personal data.
The control detects and protects against mining of private personal information, reducing unauthorized exposure of PII.
Privacy literacy training directly targets preventing exposure of personal information through user mishandling.
Tracking locations of sensitive data and access users reduces risk of private personal information exposure.
PIA explicitly identifies PII collection/use/disclosure flows and drives mitigations that reduce the likelihood of unauthorized exposure of private personal information.
The control specifically requires architectures that minimize privacy risk when processing PII, directly addressing exposure of personal information.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
CWE-359 does not impair RC.CO-04's ability to issue approved public recovery updates, yet any resulting PII exposure can partially undermine the outcome's overall efficacy and trust.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Masking or anonymizing personal identifiers limits the amount of private personal information that can be disclosed through application outputs or logs.
Monitoring and quarantining outbound messages that contain personal or private data directly reduces the chance that such information will be disclosed to unauthorized recipients.
The explicit prohibition on copying personally identifiable information into development and test environments directly lowers the exposure of private personal data to staff or processes that should not see it.
Labeling, chain-of-custody, and access-control requirements limit the exposure of private personal information during any transfer method.
Mandating privacy procedures and a designated privacy officer helps ensure that private personal information is not disclosed without proper authorization or necessity.
The agreements impose enforceable restrictions on the handling of private personal information, thereby decreasing the risk that such data will be exposed to unauthorized parties.