Keystroke injection via spoofed Bluetooth keyboard
Published Mar 8, 2024 · Updated Apr 2, 2026
Bluetooth input validation in iOS and iPadOS before 17.4 and macOS before 14.4 allows remote attackers to inject spoofed keystrokes. The Bluetooth component accepts keyboard events from a spoofed device; Apple has not disclosed which validation operation fails. The attacker must hold a privileged network position; successful spoofing lets forged key events control the active device interface.
Summary
What happened
Bluetooth input validation in iOS and iPadOS before 17.4 and macOS before 14.4 allows remote attackers to inject spoofed keystrokes. The Bluetooth component accepts keyboard events from a spoofed device; Apple has not disclosed which validation operation fails. The attacker must hold a privileged network position; successful spoofing lets forged key events control the active device interface.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-23277
- Published
- Mar 8, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 2, 2026
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- iOS and iPadOS
- Classifications
- Unavailable
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 8, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 2, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <17.4
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