IRONSMITHINTEL
HIGHCVSS7.8
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Actively Exploited
|CISA KEV|CVE-2024-23296|Auth: low — authenticated user|Reboot: required|Manual only

Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2024-23296)

Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS RTKit contain a memory corruption vulnerability that allows an attacker with arbitrary kernel read and write capability to bypass kernel memory protections.

Published Mar 5, 2024 · Updated May 17, 2026
Why patchRisk explained in plain English
Worst-case scenarioIf unpatched

A local attacker, with a low-privilege account, can achieve full data confidentiality loss, arbitrary modification of data, complete denial of service or system unavailability. Federal agencies are required to remediate by 2024-03-27 under CISA BOD 22-01.

How the attack worksNo clicks needed

This is a Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) vulnerability in Apple Multiple Products. A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.7, tvOS 17.4, visionOS 1.1, watchOS 10.4. An attacker with arbitrary kernel read and write capability may be able to bypass kernel memory protections. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited. Exploitation requires local access, low attack complexity, a low-privilege authenticated account, and no user interaction required.

Am I affected?Quick check

Probably yes if any of these apply:

●Apple Device Administrators
●Endpoint Security
●IT Security
●Running ipados: v < 16.7.8, 17.0 ≤ v < 17.4; iphone os: v < 16.7.8, 17.0 ≤ v < 17.4; macos: 12.0 ≤ v < 12.7.6, 13.0 ≤ v < 13.6.7, 14.0 ≤ v < 14.4; tvos: v < 17.4; visionos: v < 1.1; watchos: v < 10.4
Real-world incidentsWhat we've seen

CISA added this CVE to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-03-06 based on evidence of active exploitation in the wild. Federal agencies required to remediate by 2024-03-27.

How to patch

Manual remediation steps

1
Identify affected hosts: query inventory for general installs in scope.
2
Apply the vendor security update referenced in CVE-2024-23296's advisory. No specific KB/version is encoded yet — consult the linked MSRC/vendor URL.
3
Verify the fix per the vendor's published verification steps.
4
Document the remediation in your change ticket and re-scan with your vulnerability scanner to confirm closure.
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References

↗ CVE-2024-23296↗ MSRC Advisory↗ NVD↗ Vendor Advisory