# CVE-2024-23296: Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-23296-apple-multiple-products-memory-corruption-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-03-06. Updated: 2026-05-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-23296 · Severity: critical · CVSS 7.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2024-03-06

A memory corruption vulnerability in Apple RTKit allows an attacker with arbitrary kernel read and write capabilities to bypass kernel memory protections. The issue was addressed through improved validation across multiple Apple operating systems.

Technologies: [Apple Multiple Products](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/multiple-products). Vendors: [Apple](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/apple).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-23296 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2024-23296 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 6 March 2024. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2024-23296?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 6 March 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Apple iOS before 16.7.8, before 17.4; Apple iPadOS before 16.7.8, before 17.4; Apple macOS Monterey before 12.7.6; Apple macOS Sonoma before 14.4; and 4 more.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-23296?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2024-23296 attacked?** It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-23296?** Check whether you run Apple Multiple Products. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Apple iOS before 16.7.8, before 17.4
- Apple iPadOS before 16.7.8, before 17.4
- Apple macOS Monterey before 12.7.6
- Apple macOS Sonoma before 14.4
- Apple macOS Ventura before 13.6.7
- Apple tvOS before 17.4
- Apple visionOS before 1.1
- Apple watchOS before 10.4

## Timeline

- 2024-03-06: disclosed
- 2024-03-06: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
- 2024-03-06: exploited: Apple is aware of reports that this issue may have been exploited in the wild.

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