Improper authentication in Apple Safari
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 18, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18. Private Browsing tabs may be accessed without authentication.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | Safari | before 18 | 18 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | before 18 | 18 | Patch available | CNA |
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Safari (Apple) Fixed in 18
- Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 18
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apple iOS and iPadOS 18
19 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 18 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-18481 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2024-27231 Missing authorization in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 39
- TI-2024-18477 Path traversal in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 39
- Release ·
Apple Safari 18
4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-27245 Apple Safari: Visiting a malicious website may lead to address bar spoofingPriority LOW 31
- TI-2024-29753 Origin validation error in Apple SafariPriority LOW 30
- TI-2024-27236 Cross-site scripting in Apple SafariPriority LOW 28
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-44202
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5m5p-hvxj-grxr
References
More Apple Ipados vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-44202 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-44202 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5m5p-hvxj-grxr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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