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TI-2024-29812 Aliases CVE-2024-44252GHSA-wvfr-r5jg-p8ff

Apple iOS and iPadOS: Restoring a maliciously crafted backup file may lead to…

Priority LOW 31Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A logic issue was addressed with improved file handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.7.1 and iPadOS 17.7.1, iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1, tvOS 18.1, visionOS 2.1. Restoring a maliciously crafted backup file may lead to modification of protected system files.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00302 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed iOS and iPadOS (Apple): 17.7.1, 18.1tvOS (Apple): 18.1+1 more product

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AppleiOS and iPadOSbefore 17.7.1; before 18.117.7.1, 18.1Patch availableCNA
AppletvOSbefore 18.118.1Patch availableCNA
ApplevisionOSbefore 2.12.1Patch availableCNA
  • iOS and iPadOS VendorApple Affected before 17.7.1; before 18.1 Fixed in 17.7.1, 18.1 Patch available CNA
  • tvOS VendorApple Affected before 18.1 Fixed in 18.1 Patch available CNA
  • visionOS VendorApple Affected before 2.1 Fixed in 2.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 17.7.1; 18.0 to before 18.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 17.7.1; 18.0 to before 18.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 18.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.1VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 17.7.1; 18.0 to before 18.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 17.7.1; 18.0 to before 18.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 18.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.1 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 17.7.1, 18.1
  • Fix · CNA tvOS (Apple) Fixed in 18.1
  • Fix · CNA visionOS (Apple) Fixed in 2.1

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Apple visionOS 2.1

    20 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 18 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2024-29818 Link following in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 64
    • TI-2024-29819 Apple Safari: An attacker may be able to misuse a trust relationship to download…Priority MEDIUM 42
    • TI-2024-29842 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 39
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  • Release ·

    Apple iOS and iPadOS 17.7.1, 18.1

    15 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 13 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2024-29818 Link following in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 64
    • TI-2024-29819 Apple Safari: An attacker may be able to misuse a trust relationship to download…Priority MEDIUM 42
    • TI-2024-29782 Buffer overflow in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 36
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  • Release ·

    Apple tvOS 18.1

    14 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 13 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2024-29818 Link following in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 64
    • TI-2024-29842 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 39
    • TI-2024-29815 Path traversal in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 38
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-44252
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wvfr-r5jg-p8ff

References

Advisory 4

  • 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
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Sources

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