Sensitive data access via undisclosed permissions flaw
Published Sep 16, 2024 · Updated Apr 2, 2026
Permissions flaw in Apple Transparency in affected iOS, iPadOS, and macOS releases allows local apps to access user-sensitive data. Apple has not disclosed which permission check was missing or what protected data the Transparency component exposed. Exploitation requires a locally installed app with low privileges; the documented consequence is data access only, with no integrity or availability impact.
Summary
What happened
Permissions flaw in Apple Transparency in affected iOS, iPadOS, and macOS releases allows local apps to access user-sensitive data. Apple has not disclosed which permission check was missing or what protected data the Transparency component exposed. Exploitation requires a locally installed app with low privileges; the documented consequence is data access only, with no integrity or availability impact.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-44184
- Published
- Sep 16, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 2, 2026
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- iOS and iPadOS
- Classifications
- CWE-200, T1005
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 16, 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 <17.7
- Affected versionversion=0 <18
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