What it is
CVE-2024-44308 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Apple Safari and 3 other products. The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.1.1, iOS 17.7.2 and iPadOS 17.7.2, iOS...
Vulnerability report
Exploited in the wild
Confirmed confidence
In CISA KEV
CVE-2024-44308
Safari
Apple / Safari · affected before 18.1
- Severity
- CVSS 8.8 · High
- Confidence
- Confirmed
- Exploit status
- Exploited in the wild
- EPSS
- 9.2%
- First observed
- —
- Last observed
- —
Decision summary
What security teams need to know first
Direct answers before the deeper technical record.
Is it exploited?
Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed.
Who is affected?
Apple / Safari affected before 18.1.
What should we do?
Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.
Overview
The issue was addressed with improved checks
The issue was addressed with improved checks. 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 arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited on Intel-based Mac systems.
Vendor
Product
Affected
Status
apple
safari
Before 18.1
Affected
apple
macos
Before 15.1
Affected
apple
visionos
Before 2.1
Affected
apple
iphone_os
Before 17.7
Affected
apple
iphone_os
Before 18.1
Affected
apple
iphone_os
Before 17.7
Affected
apple
iphone_os
Before 18.1
Affected
apple
ipad_os
Before 17.7
Affected
apple
ipad_os
Before 18.1
Affected
apple
ipad_os
Before 17.7
Affected
apple
ipad_os
Before 18.1
Affected
Apple
Safari
Before 18.1.1
Affected
Apple
iOS and iPadOS
Before 17.7.2
Affected
Apple
iOS and iPadOS
Before 18.1.1
Affected
Apple
macOS
Before 15.1.1
Affected
Apple
visionOS
Before 2.1.1
Affected
- Published
- 19 Nov 2024
- Exploitation Reported
- 21 Nov 2024
- Attack vector
- Remote
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
Tags
ios
cisa
macos
nessus_scanner
CVE References
- CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-44308
- support.apple.com/en-us/121752 support.apple.com · CVE Record https://support.apple.com/en-us/121752
- support.apple.com/en-us/121753 support.apple.com · CVE Record https://support.apple.com/en-us/121753
- support.apple.com/en-us/121754 support.apple.com · CVE Record https://support.apple.com/en-us/121754
- support.apple.com/en-us/121755 support.apple.com · CVE Record https://support.apple.com/en-us/121755
- support.apple.com/en-us/121756 support.apple.com · CVE Record https://support.apple.com/en-us/121756
Exploitation evidence
Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited
Third-party attestation and first-party sensor observation are shown separately so teams can judge the evidence chain.
Exploited in the wild
CISA
Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.
Known exploited vulnerability sources
Per-source evidence links for KEV attestations are available through the KEV Intelligence Pro API.
Learn about Pro API access| Source | Added |
|---|---|
| CISA First | 2024-11-21 00:00 UTC |
Detection
Operational artifacts and observed signals
Make the evidence actionable in scanner, SOC, and edge-control workflows.
Observed signals
- Request targets
- 0
- User-Agents
- 0
Raw values available in Pro and Enterprise.
Scanner coverage
Nessus template detected 02 Jun 2025.
View Nessus template (opens in new tab)Virtual patch status
No KEV Intelligence virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.
Learn about virtual patches →Scanner Artifacts
Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.
| Scanner | Reference | Detected |
|---|---|---|
| Nessus | https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/234624 | 02 Jun 2025 |
Risk and context
Severity, weaknesses, and research context
CVSS v3.1
8.8
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
9.2%
Recent mention · Google Threat Intelligence
Written by: Casey Charrier, James Sadowski, Clement Lecigne, Vlad Stolyarov Executive Summary Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) tracked 75...
Written by: Casey Charrier, James Sadowski, Clement Lecigne, Vlad Stolyarov Executive Summary Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) tracked 75 zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in the wild in 2024, a decrease from the number we identified in 2023 (98 vulnerabilities), but...
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From disclosure to observed exploitation
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Nessus plugin available
Scanner coverage available
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Added to CISA KEV
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
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CVE published
Vulnerability disclosed publicly
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CVE ID reserved
Identifier reserved by the CNA
Pro API
Automate this intelligence
Confidence, exploit status, sensor telemetry, PoCs, scanner integrations, mentions, and tags are available programmatically for VM, SOC, and CTI workflows.
- Evidence confidence and provenance
- First-party sensor telemetry
- PoC and scanner references
- Affected versions and enrichment
- Automation-ready JSON delivery
GET /api/v2/pro/kevs/CVE-2024-44308
Free JSON includes basic KEV fields{
"cve_id": "CVE-2024-44308",
"confidence": "Confirmed",
"cvss_score": 8.8,
"cvss_estimated": false,
"epss_score": 0.09186,
"exploit_status": {
"exploited_in_the_wild": true,
"active_exploitation_observed": false
},
"sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}Early warning alerts
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