Local app privilege escalation
Published Mar 8, 2024 · Updated Apr 2, 2026
Privilege escalation in AppleMobileFileIntegrity in affected Apple operating systems allows local users to elevate privileges through an app. Apple identifies the component but has not disclosed what operation the removed vulnerable code performed or what input reached it. The issue affects iOS and iPadOS before 17.4, macOS before 14.4, tvOS before 17.4, and watchOS before 10.4.
Summary
What happened
Privilege escalation in AppleMobileFileIntegrity in affected Apple operating systems allows local users to elevate privileges through an app. Apple identifies the component but has not disclosed what operation the removed vulnerable code performed or what input reached it. The issue affects iOS and iPadOS before 17.4, macOS before 14.4, tvOS before 17.4, and watchOS before 10.4.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-23288
- Published
- Mar 8, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 2, 2026
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- iOS
- Classifications
- CWE-266, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- Unavailable
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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