TI-2024-29842 Aliases CVE-2024-44285 GHSA-8c5r-55p8-8p8m

Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS

LOW 39CWE-416Published 2024-10-28 · Updated 2026-04-02

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1, macOS Sequoia 15.1, tvOS 18.1, visionOS 2.1, watchOS 11.1. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00659 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed iOS and iPadOS (Apple): 18.1macOS (Apple): 15.1+3 more products

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	iOS and iPadOS	before 18.1	18.1	Patch available	CNA
Apple	macOS	before 15.1	15.1	Patch available	CNA
Apple	tvOS	before 18.1	18.1	Patch available	CNA
Apple	visionOS	before 2.1	2.1	Patch available	CNA
Apple	watchOS	before 11.1	11.1	Patch available	CNA

iOS and iPadOS VendorApple Affected before 18.1 Fixed in 18.1 Patch available CNA
macOS VendorApple Affected before 15.1 Fixed in 15.1 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
watchOS VendorApple Affected before 11.1 Fixed in 11.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::	18.0 to before 18.1	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::	18.0 to before 18.1	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos::::::::	before 18.1	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos::::::::	before 2.1	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos::::::::	before 11.1	Vulnerable	Apple

cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.0 to before 18.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 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
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 11.1 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 18.1
Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 15.1
Fix · CNA tvOS (Apple) Fixed in 18.1
Fix · CNA visionOS (Apple) Fixed in 2.1
Fix · CNA watchOS (Apple) Fixed in 11.1

Fixed in the same release

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

Release · 2024-10-28
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-2024-29815 Path traversal in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 38
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Release · 2024-10-28
Apple watchOS 11.1
16 records Highest priority Priority LOW 16 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-29815 Path traversal in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 38
- TI-2024-29853 Apple iOS and iPadOS: Processing a maliciously crafted message may lead to a…Priority LOW 30
- TI-2024-29839 Out-of-bounds read in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 30
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Show 3 more groups

Release · 2024-10-28
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-2024-29815 Path traversal in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 38
- TI-2024-29834 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 34
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Release · 2024-10-28
Apple iOS and iPadOS 18.1
13 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 12 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-27246 Apple iOS and iPadOS: A remote attacker may be able to break out of Web Content sandboxPriority MEDIUM 44
- TI-2024-29815 Path traversal in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 38
- TI-2024-29834 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 34
Show all 13 records →
Release · 2024-10-28
Apple macOS 15.1
7 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 6 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-29819 Apple Safari: An attacker may be able to misuse a trust relationship to download…Priority MEDIUM 42
- 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
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Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-44285
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8c5r-55p8-8p8m
2026-10-09 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Advisory 4

Other 1

https://support.apple.com/en-us/121564

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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