iOS/iPadOS Accessibility Control Nearby Devices from Lock Screen
CVE-2024-44171 is an Apple iOS/iPadOS/watchOS accessibility-related state management flaw in which an attacker with physical access to a locked device may be able to use accessibility features to invoke “Control Nearby Devices.” Apple indicates the issue was addressed via improved state management and is fixed in iOS 17.7 and iPadOS 17.7, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, and watchOS 11.
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Recent activity
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A lock-screen/accessibility state-management issue enabling a physical attacker to control nearby devices from a locked iPhone/iPad.
Lock-screen/accessibility state-management issue enabling Control Nearby Devices from a locked device with physical access.
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