CVE-2024-54508

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.2, iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2, iPadOS 17.7.6, macOS Sequoia 15.2, tvOS 18.2, visionOS 2.2, watchOS 11.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

Published: 2024-12-11 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2024-54508 is rated Moderate Risk (48.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.95%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-54508

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 2026-06-15 1.85% 0.95% -0.89%
2 2026-05-29 1.44% 1.85% +0.41%
3 2026-04-01 1.44%

Full EPSS history (24 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-54508

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H 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:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H 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:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8 3.6 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-54508

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2024-54508

GHSA-rq2m-fjrh-fqx7 · Severity: high — The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in watchOS 11.2,...

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-54508

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2024-54508 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-2024-54508
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-54508
suse high CVE-2024-54508 severity important: SUSE including 107 source package names (WebKitGTK-4.0-lang-2.46.5-150400.4.103.1, WebKitGTK-4.0-lang-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1, …), 411 product×package rows across 36 product lines (SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1, SUSE Liberty Linux 8, … (36 product lines)): Fixed 386, Will Not Fix 25. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-54508/
ubuntu medium CVE-2024-54508 medium 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-2024-54508

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-54508

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple safari < 18.2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple ipados < 18.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os < 18.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple macos < 15.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple tvos < 18.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple visionos < 2.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple watchos < 11.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-54508

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