Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 17.6/18.1 Notifications information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 17.6/18.1. It has been declared as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Notifications Handler. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2024-54485. An attack on the physical device is feasible. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 17.6/18.1. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Notifications Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The issue was addressed by adding additional logic. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2, iPadOS 17.7.3, macOS Sequoia 15.2. An attacker with physical access to an iOS device may be able to view notification content from the lock screen.

The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-54485 since 12/03/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

Upgrading to version 17.7 or 18.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.4

VulDB Base Score: 2.4
VulDB Temp Score: 2.3
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 17.7/18.2

Timelineinfo

12/03/2024 🔍
12/12/2024 +9 days 🔍
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04/08/2026 +481 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-54485 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-54485
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-288084
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 12/12/2024 07:59
Updated: 04/08/2026 00:30
Changes: 12/12/2024 07:59 (57), 04/08/2026 00:30 (22)
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Cache ID: 216:9EE:103

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