Unauthorized lock-screen item sharing via permission validation
Published May 13, 2024 · Updated Apr 2, 2026
Improper access control in Screenshots in Apple iOS and iPadOS before 17.5 allows physically proximate attackers to share lock-screen items. The Screenshots component performs insufficient permission validation when a sharing action is initiated from the lock screen. Physical possession of a locked iPhone or iPad is required, and the documented consequence is limited to unauthorized sharing of accessible items.
Summary
What happened
Improper access control in Screenshots in Apple iOS and iPadOS before 17.5 allows physically proximate attackers to share lock-screen items. The Screenshots component performs insufficient permission validation when a sharing action is initiated from the lock screen. Physical possession of a locked iPhone or iPad is required, and the documented consequence is limited to unauthorized sharing of accessible items.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-27803
- Published
- May 13, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 2, 2026
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- iOS and iPadOS
- Classifications
- CWE-284, T1005
- Attack vector
- physical
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 13, 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 <17.5
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