CVE-2024-44145 Auth bypass in iOS and iPadOS
An attacker with physical access can bypass the Lock Screen on macOS devices with Sidecar enabled, requiring an OS upgrade to fix.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-44145?
CVE-2024-44145 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 28 Oct 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia 15. An attacker with physical access to a macOS device with Sidecar enabled may be able to bypass the Lock Screen.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-44145?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos.
How do I fix CVE-2024-44145?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-44145 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2024-44145 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-44145 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-4278-w8xg-58qx.