CVE-2024-44308: Apple Multiple Products Code Execution Vulnerability
- Is it exploited?
Yes. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 21 Nov 2024, 2 days after the CVE record was published.
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 9.9%
EPSS score, percentile 95.5 of all scored records
- How severe?
- 8.8 High
CVSS v3.1 base score, from CISA's enrichment of the record
- What should I do?
CISA deadline 12 Dec 2024. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
- Which versions are affected?
Affected
- before 18.1.1
- before 17.7.2
- before 18.1.1
- before 15.1.1
- before 2.1.1
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
What to do
Required action, set by CISA
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA due date for this action: 12 December 2024.
Advisories and patches
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
Linked from CISA's catalog entry
- 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
Affected products and versions
As listed in the CVE record.
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | before 18.1.1 |
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | before 17.7.2 |
| Affected | before 18.1.1 |
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | before 15.1.1 |
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | before 2.1.1 |
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
About this vulnerability
Apple iOS, macOS, and other Apple products contain an unspecified vulnerability when processing maliciously crafted web content that may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Summary: CISA's KEV catalog, as of 28 Oct 2026.
- CISA added CVE-2024-44308 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 21 Nov 2024.
- CISA's ransomware flag for this entry is "Unknown": no evidence of ransomware use in the catalog, which is not proof of none.
- The due date CISA sets for the required action is 12 Dec 2024.
- The CVE record was published on 19 Nov 2024, 2 days before it was added to KEV.
- The CVE record carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (High), taken from CISA's enrichment of the record.
- FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 9.9% (percentile 95.5), as of 28 Oct 2026.
- CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total.
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
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, iOS 18.1.1 and iPadOS 18.1.1, macOS Sequoia 15.1.1, 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.
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
Timeline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 19 Nov 2024 | CVE record published |
| 21 Nov 2024 | Added to CISA KEV |
| 12 Dec 2024 | CISA due date for the required action |
| 2 Apr 2026 | CVE record last updated |
References
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