CVE-2024-44308

HIGH

8.8

CVSS Score

Published: November 19, 2024 at 11:43 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:52 AM UTC

6 products affected across 2 vendorsmacOSDebian LinuxiPhone OS

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Severity

HIGH8.8

Exploitation

CISA KEV

Exploit prediction

EPSS 10%

SSVC

Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score10.2%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 10.2% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 96% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Apple iOS, macOS, and other Apple products contain an unspecified vulnerability when processing maliciously crafted web content that may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Required Action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Ransomware Use

Unknown

Added to KEV

Nov 21, 2024

Remediation Due

Dec 12, 2024

683 days overdue

Notes

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

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, macOS Sequoia 15.1.1, iOS 18.1.1 and iPadOS 18.1.1, 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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

iPadOS · Apple

95%

v < 17.7v < 17.7.2v < 18.1.118.0 ≤ v < 18.118.0 ≤ v < 18.1.118.0

Affected range stops below 17.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 17.7.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 18.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 18.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

iPhone OS · Apple

95%

v < 17.7v < 17.7.218.0 ≤ v < 18.118.0 ≤ v < 18.1.118.0

Affected range stops below 17.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 17.7.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 18.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 18.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

macOS · Apple

95%

v < 15.115.0 ≤ v < 15.1.1

Affected range stops below 15.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 15.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Safari · Apple

95%

v < 18.1v < 18.1.1

Affected range stops below 18.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 18.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

visionOS · Apple

95%

v < 2.1v < 2.1.1

Affected range stops below 2.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Debian Linux · Debiandrupal

95%

11.0

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (8)

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/121752

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/121753

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/121754

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/121755

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/121756

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Nov/16

Mailing List

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00003.html

US Government Resource

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-44308

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGHCISA-ADP

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: REQUIRED
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

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StatusANALYZED

CWE

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