Apple iOS/iPadOS Privacy Preferences access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Privacy Preferences. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2024-44164. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS (version now known). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing of the component Privacy Preferences. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.7 and iPadOS 17.7, macOS Sequoia 15, macOS Sonoma 14.7, macOS Ventura 13.7. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-44164 since 08/20/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/05/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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ADP CISA Base Score: 7.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/20/2024 🔍
09/17/2024 +28 days 🔍
09/17/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/05/2026 +565 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-44164 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-44164
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-277647
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 09/17/2024 07:27
Updated: 04/05/2026 05:07
Changes: 09/17/2024 07:27 (55), 09/21/2024 04:20 (1), 09/27/2024 02:28 (11), 04/05/2026 05:07 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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