CVE-2024-44202

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-09-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-287

Description

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.

Affected products

Apple iPadOS: before 18.0 — fixed in 18.0
Apple Iphone Os: before 18.0 — fixed in 18.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 18.0; Apple Iphone Os 18.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/121241
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121250
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/32

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