CVE-2024-44204

Saved-password disclosure via VoiceOver validation flaw

Published Oct 3, 2024 · Updated Apr 2, 2026

Information disclosure in Passwords in Apple iOS and iPadOS before 18.0.1 allows local users to hear saved passwords via VoiceOver. Apple identifies a logic error in the Passwords component's validation but has not disclosed the exact validation locus or trigger. Exploitation requires low-privilege local access and VoiceOver exposure, and the reported consequence is password disclosure through audible output.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability5.07%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in Passwords in Apple iOS and iPadOS before 18.0.1 allows local users to hear saved passwords via VoiceOver. Apple identifies a logic error in the Passwords component's validation but has not disclosed the exact validation locus or trigger. Exploitation requires low-privilege local access and VoiceOver exposure, and the reported consequence is password disclosure through audible output.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-44204
Published
Oct 3, 2024
Updated
Apr 2, 2026
Vendor
Apple
Product
iOS and iPadOS
Classifications
T1555.005
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 3, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 2, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <18.0.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Apple · iOS and iPadOSversion=0 <18.0.1

Published CVSS scores

5.5CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1555.005Credentials from Password Stores: Password Managers

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Technologies

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