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CVE-2024-44258

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-59 Link Following
Publication date:
28/10/2024
Last modified:
02/04/2026

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.

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.10 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x
7.10
Severity 3.x
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 17.7.1 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 18.0 (including) 18.1 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 17.7.1 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 18.0 (including) 18.1 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 18.1 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 2.1 (excluding)

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools