CVE-2024-44165General(apple / ipados)

LOWCVSS 7.5 · HIGH

Exploit discussion active in current signal (1 latest mentions)

Immediate actions

  • Hunt for exploitation attempts and persistence artifacts
  • Increase monitoring for publicly documented tradecraft
  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: High priority (within 72h)

NVD description

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.7 and iPadOS 17.7, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia 15, macOS Sonoma 14.7, macOS Ventura 13.7, visionOS 2. Network traffic may leak outside a VPN tunnel.

2.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

YES

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • ipados
  • iphone_os
  • macos
  • visionos

Threat summary

  • Public PoC is present in monitored signal
  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • PoC mentioned or linked in 1 signal
  • General: 1 classified signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
ipadosiphone_osmacosvisionos

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-03-24: 1PoC Mentioned / Linked · 2026-03-24: 103-24
Signal classification1 categories
General
1100.0%
Referenced assets3 URLs
Full discourse1 post
  • Nick Sweeting@thesquashSH
    General

    @anachron_ @scupytrooples People notice when this stuff breaks or when any traffic looks odd, security researchers are constantly monitoring iOS traffic patterns: - https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/08/ios-vpns-still-leak-traffic-more-than-2-years-later-researcher-claims/ - https://www.sentinelone.com/vulnerability-database/cve-2024-44165/ - https://franklinetech.com/latest-ios-still-circumvents-vpn-connections-for-some-services/

    Post summary

    The user cites recent articles and a CVE reference about iOS VPN traffic leaks, but does not provide PoC, exploit, patch, or detailed technical information.

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CPE platform detail4 entries

4 of 4 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
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