CVE-2024-44259

Published Oct 28, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS 1.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.1, iOS 17.7.1 and iPadOS 17.7.1, iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1, macOS Sequoia 15.1, visionOS 2.1. An attacker may be able to misuse a trust relationship to download malicious content.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Apple

Safari

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 18.1

Apple

iOS and iPadOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 17.7.1
`0`	affected	< 18.1

Apple

macOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 15.1

Apple

visionOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 2.1

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos::::::::

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.0% (1.018% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/10
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/11
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/19
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/9
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121563
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121564
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121566
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121567
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121571

History

Apr 2, 2026 8:30 PM Description updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description	This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.7.1 and iPadOS 17.7.1, visionOS 2.1, iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1, macOS Sequoia 15.1, Safari 18.1. An attacker may be able to misuse a trust relationship to download malicious content.	This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.1, iOS 17.7.1 and iPadOS 17.7.1, iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1, macOS Sequoia 15.1, visionOS 2.1. An attacker may be able to misuse a trust relationship to download malicious content.

Nov 3, 2025 11:30 PM Added references View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/10 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/11 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/19 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/9

Jul 14, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.0013}`	epss `{'score': 0.00167}`

Dec 11, 2024 6:45 PM First appearance in the feed. Weaknesses updated. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Apple iphone Os Apple macos Apple safari
Weaknesses		NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
Vendors & Products		Apple iphone Os Apple macos Apple safari

Oct 29, 2024 11:00 PM Description updated. Added references View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description	This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.7.1 and iPadOS 17.7.1, visionOS 2.1, iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1. An attacker may be able to misuse a trust relationship to download malicious content.	This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.7.1 and iPadOS 17.7.1, visionOS 2.1, iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1, macOS Sequoia 15.1, Safari 18.1. An attacker may be able to misuse a trust relationship to download malicious content.
References		https://support.apple.com/en-us/121564 https://support.apple.com/en-us/121571

Oct 29, 2024 8:15 PM First appearance in the feed. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Apple Apple ios Apple ipados Apple visionos
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:apple:ios:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos::::::::
Vendors & Products		Apple Apple ios Apple ipados Apple visionos
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Oct 28, 2024 9:15 PM Description updated. Added references View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.7.1 and iPadOS 17.7.1, visionOS 2.1, iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1. An attacker may be able to misuse a trust relationship to download malicious content.
References		https://support.apple.com/en-us/121563 https://support.apple.com/en-us/121566 https://support.apple.com/en-us/121567