CVE-2024-23255
An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
2.4
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-23255- CVSS 3.1
- 2.4 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287, CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
9.1
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-23255- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-20774
9.1
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.
- Record
EUVD-2024-20774- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7523-56gq-473q
9.1
An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in...
An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4. Photos in the Hidden Photos Album may be viewed without authentication.
- Record
GHSA-7523-56gq-473q- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287, CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-23255 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.4) in Apple Ios, published March 8, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.67%, the 52nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
support.apple.com/en-us/120893
support.apple.com/en-us/120895
support.apple.com/en-us/HT214081
support.apple.com/en-us/HT214084
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/21
support.apple.com/kb/HT214084
support.apple.com/kb/HT214081
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23255
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7523-56gq-473q