CVE-2024-44309

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A cookie management issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.1.1, iOS 17.7.2 and iPadOS 17.7.2, iOS 18.1.1 and iPadOS 18.1.1, macOS Sequoia 15.1.1, visionOS 2.1.1. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to a cross site scripting attack. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited on Intel-based Mac systems.

Published: 2024-11-20 Last update: 2026-04-03 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-44309 is rated Active Exploitation (76.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.94%). CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2024-11-21) affecting Apple / Multiple Products. cross-site scripting (CWE-79) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

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CISA KEV Record for CVE-2024-44309

Name: Apple Multiple Products Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail

Exploit added: 2024-11-21

Action due: 2024-12-12

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-44309

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-02 1.27% 0.94% -0.33%
2 2026-06-01 0.72% 1.27% +0.55%
3 2026-04-28 — 0.72% —

Full EPSS history (36 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-44309

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 2.8 3.4 [email protected]
6.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 2.8 3.4 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-44309

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-44309

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2024-44309 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (webkit2gtk, wpewebkit), 10 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 8, open 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-44309
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-44309
suse medium CVE-2024-44309 severity moderate: SUSE including 148 source package names (WebKitGTK-4.0-lang-2.46.3-150400.4.97.1, WebKitGTK-4.0-lang-2.46.5-150400.4.103.1, …), 488 product×package rows across 43 product lines (SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1, SUSE Liberty Linux 8, … (43 product lines)): Fixed 463, Will Not Fix 25. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-44309/
ubuntu high CVE-2024-44309 high priority: Ubuntu including 5 source packages (qtwebkit-opensource-src, qtwebkit-source, webkit2gtk, webkitgtk, wpewebkit), 33 status rows across 7 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, oracular, upstream, xenial): ignored 15, DNE 10, needs-triage 4, released 4. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-44309

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-44309

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
debian debian_linux 11.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari < 18.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple ipados < 17.7.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple ipados >= 18.0, < 18.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os < 17.7.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os >= 18.0, < 18.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple macos >= 15.0, < 15.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple visionos < 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-44309

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