CVE-2024-23246 Security feature bypass in iOS and iPadOS
An app can break out of its sandbox, allowing potential privilege escalation on Apple operating systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-23246?
CVE-2024-23246 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 8 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. 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, tvOS 17.4, visionOS 1.1, watchOS 10.4. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-23246?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Tvos, Apple Visionos, Apple Watchos.
How do I fix CVE-2024-23246?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-23246 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-23246 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-23246 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipados
- CVE-2025-43300 Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24201 Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24085 Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free
- CVE-2025-31200 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption
- CVE-2025-31201 Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r389-8fhp-frgf.