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CVE-2024-44285

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% 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-416

Description

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.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: from 18.0 before 18.1 — fixed in 18.1
• Apple Iphone Os: from 18.0 before 18.1 — fixed in 18.1
• Apple tvOS: before 18.1 — fixed in 18.1
• Apple visionOS: before 2.1 — fixed in 2.1
• Apple watchOS: before 11.1 — fixed in 11.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 18.1; Apple Iphone Os 18.1; Apple tvOS 18.1; Apple visionOS 2.1; Apple watchOS 11.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/121563
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/121564
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/121565
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/121566
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/121569
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/11
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/16
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/9

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