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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2024-54525

Restoring a maliciously crafted backup file may lead to modification of protected system files.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 0.59%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.59%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved file handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2, macOS Sequoia 15.2, tvOS 18.2, visionOS 2.2, watchOS 11.2. Restoring a maliciously crafted backup file may lead to modification of protected system files.

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
0.59% probability · 47th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-434
Affected
apple/ipados · apple/iphone os · apple/macos · apple/tvos · apple/visionos · apple/watchos
Source
product-security@apple.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.