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CVE-2024-23296 Apple CVE debrief

CVE-2024-23296 is an Apple memory corruption vulnerability affecting multiple products and included in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The source corpus does not provide component-level detail, but KEV inclusion means defenders should treat it as actively relevant and prioritize Apple’s mitigation guidance.

Vendor
Apple
Product
Multiple Products
CVSS
Unknown
CISA KEV
Listed
Original CVE published
2024-03-06
Original CVE updated
2024-03-06
Advisory published
2024-03-06
Advisory updated
2024-03-06

Who should care

Apple device administrators, endpoint security teams, IT operations, and any organization that manages or relies on Apple products should prioritize this CVE, especially if patching and device inventory are centrally managed.

Technical summary

The available corpus identifies this issue as a memory corruption vulnerability in Apple multiple products and records it as a CISA KEV entry. No further technical specifics, impact details, or CVSS score are provided in the supplied sources.

Defensive priority

Urgent. CISA added the CVE to KEV on 2024-03-06 and set a due date of 2024-03-27, so remediation should be treated as time-sensitive.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Apply Apple’s vendor mitigations or updates for the affected products as soon as possible.
  • Inventory Apple devices and identify any exposed or mission-critical systems that could be impacted.
  • If mitigations or updates are unavailable for a specific deployment, follow CISA’s guidance to discontinue use of the product until a safe path is available.
  • Validate remediation before the 2024-03-27 KEV due date and confirm affected systems are no longer exposed.
  • Monitor Apple security advisories and your vulnerability management backlog for any follow-up guidance or broader product coverage.

Evidence notes

CISA’s KEV metadata for this item states: vendor project Apple, product Multiple Products, vulnerability name Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Vulnerability, date added 2024-03-06, due date 2024-03-27, and required action to apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use if mitigations are unavailable. The source notes reference Apple support advisories HT214081, HT214082, HT214084, HT214086, and HT214088, plus the NVD record for CVE-2024-23296. The supplied corpus does not include additional technical detail or a CVSS score.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2024-23296 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-23296

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2024-23296 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23296

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

  • CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

    Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - Official CISA catalog of vulnerabilities known to be exploited in the wild.

Supplemental references

  • Source item URL

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json

    cisa_kev

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.