Apple iOS/iPadOS Bluetooth improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Bluetooth. The manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-44191. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS (unknown version). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Bluetooth. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in Xcode 16, iOS 17.7 and iPadOS 17.7, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia 15, tvOS 18, visionOS 2, watchOS 11. An app may gain unauthorized access to Bluetooth.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-44191 since 08/20/2024. The exploitation is known 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 T1548.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / 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-2024-44191 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-44191
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-277751
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 09/17/2024 08:19
Updated: 04/05/2026 06:45
Changes: 09/17/2024 08:19 (55), 09/21/2024 05:02 (1), 09/26/2024 13:38 (11), 04/05/2026 06:45 (11)
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Cache ID: 216:EBD:103

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