Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-23278

High

Published: 08 March 2024

Published
08 March 2024
Modified
02 April 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 8.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0008 22.7th percentile
Risk Priority 17 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-23278 is a high-severity Code Injection (CWE-94) vulnerability in Apple Ipados. Its CVSS base score is 8.6 (High).

Operationally, ranked at the 22.7th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.6 and iPadOS 16.7.6, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5, tvOS 17.4, watchOS 10.4. An app may be able to break out…

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of its sandbox.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

apple
ipados
≤ 16.7.6 · 17.0 — 17.4
apple
iphone os
≤ 16.7.6 · 17.0 — 17.4
apple
macos
13.0 — 13.6.5 · 14.0 — 14.4
apple
tvos
≤ 17.4
apple
watchos
≤ 10.4

Mitigating Controls

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.

addresses: CWE-94

Makes persistent code injection into loaded programs impossible when the executable image itself resides on hardware-protected read-only media.

addresses: CWE-94

Dynamically generated code can be produced and executed inside the isolated chamber, preventing host compromise from code-injection payloads.

addresses: CWE-94

Validates inputs used in dynamic code generation to block injected directives.

addresses: CWE-94

Directly prevents execution of attacker-supplied code written into data memory regions.

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