CVE-2024-54542

moderate-risk

Published 2025-01-27

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.2, iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2, macOS Sequoia 15.2, watchOS 11.2. Private Browsing tabs may be accessed without authentication.

Do I need to act?

0.23% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 9.1/10 Critical

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (5)

Safari

Ipados

Iphone Os

Macos

Watchos

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (4)

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/121837

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/121839

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/121843

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/121846

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moderate-risk

Severity 31/34 · Critical

Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal

Exposure 12/34 · Low