CVE-2024-44308
Apple Multiple Products Code Execution Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 12 December 2024). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.1.1, iOS 17.7.2 and iPadOS 17.7.2, iOS 18.1.1 and iPadOS 18.1.1, macOS Sequoia 15.1.1, visionOS 2.1.1. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited on Intel-based Mac systems.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 10.16% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Listed 21 November 2024 · due 12 December 2024
- Affected
- debian/debian linux · apple/safari · apple/ipados · apple/iphone os · apple/macos · apple/visionos
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
EPSS 10.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. https://support.apple.com/en-us/121752, https://support.apple.com/en-us/121753, https://support.apple.com/en-us/121754, https://support.apple.com/en-us/121755, https://support.apple.com/en-us/121756 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-44308
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/121752Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/121753Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/121754Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/121755Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/121756Vendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Nov/16Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00003.htmlMailing List
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-44308US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.