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🛡️ CVE-2024-23240 — ipad-os

🟢 CVSS 2.4 — Low ✅ No Known Exploit NVD
2.4
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4. Shake-to-undo may allow a deleted photo to be re-surfaced without authentication.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with physical access to the device, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity low, availability none.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

  • Attack vector: Physical — the attacker has to touch the device.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
  • User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: None.
  • Integrity impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
  • Availability impact: None.

Affected software

CVE-2024-23240 is recorded against 2 packages.

  • ipad-os (fixed in 17.4)
  • iphone-os (fixed in 17.4)

Timeline and source

Published on 8 March 2024 and last revised on 17 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.

References

support.apple.com
support.apple.com
support.apple.com

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Details

Severity LOW
CVSS Score 2.4
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2024-03-08
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-06-17
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
ipad-os 17.4
iphone-os 17.4

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