Apple Safari: An attacker may be able to misuse a trust relationship to download…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 18.1 | 18.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | before 17.7.1; before 18.1 | 17.7.1, 18.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | macOS | before 15.1 | 15.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | visionOS | before 2.1 | 2.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Safari VendorApple Affected before 18.1 Fixed in 18.1 Patch available CNA
- iOS and iPadOS VendorApple Affected before 17.7.1; before 18.1 Fixed in 17.7.1, 18.1 Patch available CNA
- macOS VendorApple Affected before 15.1 Fixed in 15.1 Patch available CNA
- visionOS VendorApple Affected before 2.1 Fixed in 2.1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 18.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 17.7.1; 18.0 to before 18.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 17.7.1; 18.0 to before 18.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.0 to before 15.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 18.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- 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:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 to before 15.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Safari (Apple) Fixed in 18.1
- Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 17.7.1, 18.1
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 15.1
- 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-2024-29842 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 39
- TI-2024-29815 Path traversal in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 38
- 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-2024-29782 Buffer overflow in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 36
- TI-2024-29812 Apple iOS and iPadOS: Restoring a maliciously crafted backup file may lead to…Priority LOW 31
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- Release ·
Apple macOS 15.1
7 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 6 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-29842 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 39
- TI-2024-29834 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 34
- TI-2024-29791 Apple Safari: Private browsing may leak some browsing historyPriority LOW 31
- Release ·
Apple Safari 18.1
4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-29791 Apple Safari: Private browsing may leak some browsing historyPriority LOW 31
- TI-2024-29852 Apple Safari: Processing maliciously crafted web content may prevent Content Security…Priority LOW 26
- TI-2024-29805 Out-of-bounds write in Apple SafariPriority LOW 22
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-44259
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8p3g-9vpm-6qrf
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-2024-44259 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-44259 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8p3g-9vpm-6qrf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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