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CVE-2024-44258

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-10-28 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-59

Description

This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. 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.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 17.7.1; from 18.0 before 18.1 — fixed in 17.7.1, 18.1
• Apple Iphone Os: before 17.7.1; from 18.0 before 18.1 — fixed in 17.7.1, 18.1
• Apple tvOS: before 18.1 — fixed in 18.1
• Apple visionOS: before 2.1 — fixed in 2.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 17.7.1, 18.1; Apple Iphone Os 17.7.1, 18.1; Apple tvOS 18.1; Apple visionOS 2.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/121563
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/121566
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/121567
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/121569
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/10
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/15
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/16
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/9

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