Wi-Fi Beacon Protection Bypass / Secure Network Disconnect in Apple platforms
CVE-2024-44187 is an integrity issue in Apple platforms in which an attacker may be able to force a device to disconnect from a secure network. Apple states the issue was addressed with Beacon Protection. The vulnerability is listed as fixed in Safari 18, visionOS 2, watchOS 11, macOS Sequoia 15, iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and tvOS 18. The provided supporting content does not identify the specific vulnerable function or component beyond describing it as an integrity issue affecting secure network connectivity.
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Impact, mitigation & remediation
What it means. What to do now. Patch path, mitigations, and the assume-compromise checklist.
Impact
What an attacker gets, and what they’ve been doing with it.
Mitigation
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Remediation
Patch, then assume compromise.
Exploits
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No public exploit code observed for this vulnerability.
Affected products & vendors
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Vendor-confirmed product mapping. Mallory continuously reconciles this list against your asset inventory.
Recent activity
4 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.
A memory-handling issue that could lead to system termination or kernel memory corruption; addressed with improved memory handling.
Kernel memory corruption / system termination issue due to memory handling.
A network integrity issue that could allow an attacker to force disconnection from a secure network; addressed via Beacon Protection on Apple TV.
The version that knows your environment.
Query your assets running an affected version, and investigate the blast radius.
Every observed campaign linking this CVE to a named adversary.
Malware families riding this exploit, with evidence and IOCs.
YARA, Sigma, Snort, and vendor rules, auto-deployed to your SIEM.
Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.
Community discussion across Reddit, Mastodon, and other social sources.