Root-privileged keyboard and location data disclosure
Published Oct 28, 2024 · Updated Apr 2, 2026
Permissions flaw in Apple iOS and iPadOS before 18 and macOS before 15 allows local users with root access to read keyboard and location data. Apple identifies Security as the affected component but has not published the permission check that accepts unauthorized access or the restricted operation. A malicious app must already run with root privileges; the documented consequence is reading input and location without consent, not altering data or interrupting service.
Summary
What happened
Permissions flaw in Apple iOS and iPadOS before 18 and macOS before 15 allows local users with root access to read keyboard and location data. Apple identifies Security as the affected component but has not published the permission check that accepts unauthorized access or the restricted operation. A malicious app must already run with root privileges; the documented consequence is reading input and location without consent, not altering data or interrupting service.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-44123
- Published
- Oct 28, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 2, 2026
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- iOS and iPadOS
- Classifications
- T1056.001, T1614.001
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 28, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 2, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <18
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