CVE-2024-44170 Information disclosure in iOS and iPadOS
An app can access user-sensitive data due to insecure storage, requiring an OS update to mitigate privacy risks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-44170?
CVE-2024-44170 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 16 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A privacy issue was addressed by moving sensitive data to a more secure location. This issue is fixed in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia 15, watchOS 11. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-44170?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Watchos.
How do I fix CVE-2024-44170?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-44170 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-44170 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-44170 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-qh4m-mqcp-x24m.