CVE-2024-54499
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in...
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2, macOS Sequoia 15.2, tvOS 18.2, visionOS 2.2, watchOS 11.2. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2, macOS Sequoia 15.2, tvOS 18.2, visionOS 2.2, watchOS 11.2. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution.
- Record
CVE-2024-54499- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2, macOS Sequoia 15.2, tvOS 18.2, visionOS 2.2, watchOS 11.2. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution.
- Record
CVE-2024-54499- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-52598
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2, macOS Sequoia 15.2, tvOS 18.2, visionOS 2.2, watchOS 11.2. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution.
- Record
EUVD-2024-52598- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5r86-xcpg-678m
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in...
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in visionOS 2.2, tvOS 18.2, watchOS 11.2, iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2, macOS Sequoia 15.2. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution.
- Record
GHSA-5r86-xcpg-678m- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-54499 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Apple Ipados, published January 27, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.63%, the 50th percentile. No source names a fixed version.