CVE-2024-44207: Apple iPadOS

Medium severity, CVSS 4.3. EPSS: 9.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.0.1 and iPadOS 18.0.1. Audio messages in Messages may be able to capture a few seconds of audio before the microphone indicator is activated.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 18.0.1 (fixed in 18.0.1)
• Apple iPhone OS: before 18.0.1 (fixed in 18.0.1)

Published 2024-10-04. Last modified 2026-06-17.