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Medium

Unauthorized Local Network access in iOS/iPadOS (Local Network permission bypass)

IdentifiersCVE-2024-44147CWE-863

CVE-2024-44147 is a Local Network authorization issue in Apple iOS/iPadOS where an application may gain unauthorized access to the device’s Local Network. Apple indicates the issue was addressed via improved state management and is fixed in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18. No additional technical details (affected component, specific APIs, or root-cause logic) are provided in the available content.

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Impact

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An application can access Local Network resources without proper authorization, potentially enabling discovery and interaction with local devices/services and associated privacy exposure. The available content does not specify further impacts beyond unauthorized Local Network access.

Mitigation

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No specific mitigations are provided in the available content beyond applying the vendor update. As a general control, restrict installation/execution of untrusted apps and use MDM/app allowlisting where applicable.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Update to iOS 18 or iPadOS 18 (or later) where Apple states the issue is fixed via improved state management.
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AppleIos And Ipadosoperating_system
AppleIpadosoperating_system
AppleIphone Osoperating_system

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