Is CVE-2024-23278 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-23278 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-23278?

CVE-2024-23278 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.6 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-23278?

CVE-2024-23278 has an EPSS score of 0.50% (39th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-23278?

Upgrade ipados to 17.4 or later. Fixes are available for 5 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-23278

HIGH

8.6

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.6 and iPadOS 16.7.6, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5, tvOS 17.4, watchOS 10.4. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

CWE-94Code Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

ipadosNVD

Affected:>= 17.0, < 17.4Fixed in:17.4CVE-2024-23278derived from NVD

iphone osNVD

Affected:>= 17.0, < 17.4Fixed in:17.4CVE-2024-23278derived from NVD

macosNVD

Affected:>= 14.0, < 14.4Fixed in:14.4CVE-2024-23278derived from NVD

tvosNVD

Affected:< 17.4Fixed in:17.4CVE-2024-23278derived from NVD

watchosNVD

Affected:< 10.4Fixed in:10.4CVE-2024-23278derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.50%probability of exploitation in 30 days

39thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 39% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-94 (Code Injection) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-9841	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-1635	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2022-22954	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-22204	Medium	6.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-3248	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2012-0158	High	8.8	100%	KEV	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-02.