CVE-2024-44217
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA permissions issue was addressed by removing vulnerable code and adding additional checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18. Password autofill may fill in passwords after failing authentication.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceA permissions bypass vulnerability in iOS/iPadOS password autofill allowed stored passwords to be filled in even after authentication failure, potentially exposing credentials to unauthorized access. The fix required removing vulnerable code and implementing additional authentication checks.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 18.0< 18.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check the iOS versionGo to Settings > General > About and look at the version number (e.g., 17.5.1)Affected if The version is below 18.0 (e.g., 17.x, 16.x, etc.)
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Check the iPadOS versionGo to Settings > General > About and look at the version number on iPad devicesAffected if The version is below 18.0 on iPadOS devices
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Verify password autofill is enabledNavigate to Settings > Passwords > Password Options and check if AutoFill Passwords is turned onAffected if AutoFill Passwords is enabled and the iOS/iPadOS version is below 18.0
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Confirm keychain password entries existCheck Settings > Passwords for stored credentialsAffected if Stored passwords exist and AutoFill is enabled on a vulnerable iOS/iPadOS version
A device is affected if it runs iOS or iPadOS version 17.x or lower with password autofill enabled and stored credentials present, allowing passwords to be filled after authentication failure.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped18.0
Update affected iOS/iPadOS devices to version 18 or later to apply the patched code with proper authentication checks.
iOS 18 and iPadOS 18
- Back up your device data using iCloud or iTunes/Finder before upgrading
- Check device compatibility with iOS 18 or iPadOS 18 (iPhone XS and later for iOS, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 2nd generation and later, iPad Pro 10.5-inch, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 6th generation and later, iPad mini 5th generation and later for iPadOS)
- Connect your device to power and Wi-Fi
- Go to Settings > General > Software Update
- Download and install iOS 18 or iPadOS 18
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
- Consultation1.0 h
- Implementation2.0 h
- Testing1.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-44217 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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