CVE-2024-23296

HIGH KEV

iPadOS < 16.7.8 - Memory Corruption via Improved Validation Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2024-23296 is actively exploited and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added March 6, 2024. EIP tracks 1 public exploit from researchers including SimoesCTT.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository provides a detailed technical analysis of CVE-2024-23296, a theoretical physics-based vulnerability in Apple Silicon M-series chips involving temporal coherence and α-resonance interference in unified memory architecture. The included code demonstrates the concept but lacks concrete exploitation.

Description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.7, tvOS 17.4, visionOS 1.1, watchOS 10.4. An attacker with arbitrary kernel read and write capability may be able to bypass kernel memory protections. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WRITEUP
by SimoesCTT · poc
https://github.com/SimoesCTT/lCTT-Apple-Silicon--Resonance-Vulnerability-CVE-2024-23296

This repository provides a detailed technical analysis of CVE-2024-23296, a theoretical physics-based vulnerability in Apple Silicon M-series chips involving temporal coherence and α-resonance interference in unified memory architecture. The included code demonstrates the concept but lacks concrete exploitation.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Complex
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Apple Silicon M-series chips (unified memory architecture)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Apple Silicon M-series hardware · macOS environment
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

References (26)

Core 26
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/20
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/18
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/21
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/24
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/25
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/26
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/11
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/13

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0141
EPSS Percentile 69.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation active
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CISA KEV 2024-03-06
VulnCheck KEV 2024-03-05
InTheWild.io 2024-03-06
ENISA EUVD EUVD-2024-20815
CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (14)
Apple/iOS and iPadOS < 16.7.8
Apple/iOS and iPadOS < 17.4
apple/ipados < 16.7.8
apple/iphone_os < 16.7.8
Apple/macOS < 12.7.6
Apple/macOS < 13.6.7
Apple/macOS < 14.4
apple/macos 12.0 - 12.7.6
apple/tvos < 17.4
Apple/tvOS < 17.4
... and 4 more
Published Mar 05, 2024
KEV Added Mar 06, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026