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Critical

Apple Account Fingerprinting via System Binary

IdentifiersCVE-2024-54512CWE-200

CVE-2024-54512 is a vulnerability in watchOS, iOS, and iPadOS where a system binary could be leveraged to fingerprint a user's Apple Account. The vulnerability was addressed by removing the relevant flags in the affected system binary.

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ANALYST BRIEF

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.

An attacker could use the system binary to uniquely identify or track a user's Apple Account, potentially leading to privacy violations or targeted attacks.

Mitigation

If you can’t patch tonight, do this now.

Until the device is updated, restrict access to the affected system binary and monitor for unusual account fingerprinting activity. Limit exposure of device to untrusted code or users.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Upgrade to watchOS 11.2, iOS 18.2, or iPadOS 18.2, where the vulnerability has been fixed by removing the relevant flags from the system binary.
PUBLIC EXPLOITS

Exploits

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No public exploit code observed for this vulnerability.

EXPOSURE SURFACE

Affected products & vendors

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VendorProductType
AppleIpadosoperating_system
AppleIphone Osoperating_system
AppleWatchosoperating_system

Vendor-confirmed product mapping. Mallory continuously reconciles this list against your asset inventory.

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Threat actor evidence

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Associated malware

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Detection signatures

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Vendor-by-vendor mapping

Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.

Social activity

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