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HIGH · CVSS 7.8 CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

CVE-2024-23225

Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Apple Multiple Products

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.6 and iPadOS 16.7.6, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, macOS Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5, 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
EPSS
1.5%
30-day exploitation
Ransomware groups
0
recorded exploiting
Published
5 Mar 2024
CWE-787

Exploitation status

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Listed by CISA on 6 March 2024. US federal agencies were required to remediate it by 27 March 2024.

EPSS — exploitation probability

FIRST puts the probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days at 1.5%, which is higher than 73.1% of all scored vulnerabilities. EPSS is a forecast of activity, not a measure of severity, and it is rescored daily.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Frequently asked questions

Is CVE-2024-23225 being exploited by ransomware groups?

No ransomware group in this database is currently recorded as exploiting CVE-2024-23225.

What does CVE-2024-23225 affect?

CVE-2024-23225 affects Apple Multiple Products. A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.6 and iPadOS 16.7.6, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, macOS Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5, 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.

How severe is CVE-2024-23225?

CVE-2024-23225 is rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8. EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.5%, higher than 73.1% of all scored vulnerabilities. It is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, with a federal remediation deadline of 27 March 2024.

How should organisations respond to CVE-2024-23225?

Apply the vendor patch for Apple Multiple Products as the first priority, and treat any internet-facing instance as the most urgent. Because this vulnerability is associated with ransomware activity, also review whether the affected systems were reachable before patching, rather than assuming that patching alone closes the incident.