CVE-2024-44290 Information disclosure in iOS and iPadOS
An app can determine a user's current location due to insufficient redaction of sensitive information in Apple operating systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-44290?
CVE-2024-44290 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 11 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1, macOS Sequoia 15.1, watchOS 11.1. An app may be able to determine a user’s current location.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-44290?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Watchos.
How do I fix CVE-2024-44290?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-44290 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-44290 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-44290 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-mf5g-58v5-r995.