An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management.

published 2024-03-08 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-20774

cvss: 9.1; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.7%; EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 52%
public exploits: 0; none known

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, macOS Sonoma 14.4. Photos in the Hidden Photos Album may be viewed without authentication.

Patch / fix

fixed in 4

Apple iOS and iPadOS 17.4
Apple macOS 14.4
apple ios 17.4
apple ipados 17.4

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-11-05)

Exploit prediction

0.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	9.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD	3.1	2.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CNA	3.1	9.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected products

Apple iOS and iPadOS
Apple macOS
apple ios
apple ipados

Classification

Weakness

CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
CWE-287 Improper Authentication

References

support.apple.com /en-us/HT214081
vendor-advisory
support.apple.com /en-us/HT214084
vendor-advisory
support.apple.com /en-us/120893
support.apple.com /en-us/120895
seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/21
mailing-list
support.apple.com /kb/HT214084
support.apple.com /kb/HT214081

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-23255
NVD CVE-2024-23255

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Summary