CVE-2024-44274: Medium severity Apple WatchOS vulnerability

Published Oct 28, 2024
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Updated

Accessibility. The issue was addressed with improved authentication.

Other sources

The issue was addressed with improved authentication. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.7.1 and iPadOS 17.7.1, iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1, watchOS 11.1. An attacker with physical access to a locked device may be able to view sensitive user information.

— MITRE

Credit

Rizki Maulana (rmrizki.my.id), Matthew Butler, Jake Derouin, an anonymous researcher, Ivan Fratric(Google Project Zero), K宝@@Pwnrin, pattern-f@@pattern_F_(Loadshine Lab), Hikerell(Loadshine Lab), Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Junsung Lee(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Jex Amro, Mateusz Krzywicki@@krzywix, Bing Shi(Alibaba Group), Wenchao Li(Alibaba Group), Xiaolong Bai(Alibaba Group), (Indiana University Bloomington), Luyi Xing(Indiana University Bloomington), Kirin@@Pwnrin, Rodolphe Brunetti@@eisw0lf, Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Narendra Bhati(Cyber Security at Suma Soft Pvt), Manager(Cyber Security at Suma Soft Pvt), Pune (India), Q1IQ@@q1iqF, P1umer@@p1umer, Wang Yu(Cyberserval), Hichem Maloufi, Christian Mina, Ismail Amzdak, Nimrat Khalsa, James Gill @infosec.exchange)@@jjtech, Dragon Fruit Security (Davis Dai, ORAC Luoyun, Frank Du cooperative discovery), 냥냥, Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Bistrit Dahal, Kenneth Chew, Braylon@@softwarescool, Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), Ziyi Zhou Jiao Tong University)@@Shanghai, Tianxiao Hou Jiao Tong University)@@Shanghai, Ben Roeder, an anonymous researcher(Dawn Security Lab of JD), Yinyi Wu@@_3ndy1(Dawn Security Lab of JD), Lucas Di Tomase, Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(Lakshmi Narain College of Technology Bhopal India), Srijan Poudel, 7feilee, Cristian Dinca (icmd.tech), Dalibor Milanovic, Richard Hyunho Im with Route Zero Security@@richeeta, Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(C)

Affected Software

10 affected componentsFixes available
Apple WatchOS<11.1
11.1
Apple iOS<18.1
18.1
Apple iPadOS<18.1
18.1
Apple iOS<17.7.1
17.7.1
Apple iPadOS<17.7.1
17.7.1
Apple iPadOS<17.7.1
Apple iPadOS>=18.0<18.1
Apple iPhone OS<17.7.1
Apple iPhone OS>=18.0<18.1
Apple WatchOS<11.1

Event History

Oct 28, 2024
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Affected Software
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:07 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:07 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·09:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-44274?

CVE-2024-44274 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability due to the requirement of physical access to the device.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-44274?

To fix CVE-2024-44274, upgrade to iOS 17.7.1, iPadOS 17.7.1, watchOS 11.1, iOS 18.1 or iPadOS 18.1.

3

What type of devices are affected by CVE-2024-44274?

CVE-2024-44274 affects Apple iPhone, iPad, and watchOS devices running specific vulnerable versions.

4

What information could be exposed due to CVE-2024-44274?

CVE-2024-44274 may allow an attacker with physical access to view sensitive user information on the device.

5

When was CVE-2024-44274 reported?

CVE-2024-44274 was reported following the discovery of the vulnerability allowing unauthorized access to sensitive data.

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