CVE-2024-44217 Auth bypass in iOS and iPadOS
Attackers can bypass authentication to trigger password autofill, exposing sensitive credentials on Apple devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-44217?
CVE-2024-44217 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 28 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A permissions issue was addressed by removing vulnerable code and adding additional checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18. Password autofill may fill in passwords after failing authentication.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-44217?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os.
How do I fix CVE-2024-44217?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-44217 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-2024-44217 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-44217 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-75qv-hw7p-g75w.