CVE-2024-44258

HIGH 7.1

CVSS Score

7.1

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.7.1 and iPadOS 17.7.1, iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1, tvOS 18.1, visionOS 2.1. Restoring a maliciously crafted backup file may lead to modification of protected system files.

Vendor	apple
Product	ios and ipados
Ecosystems	iOS macOS
Industries	Technology
Published	Oct 28, 2024
Last Updated	Apr 2, 2026

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Affected Versions

Apple / iOS and iPadOS

0 < 17.7.1 0 < 18.1

Apple / tvOS

0 < 18.1

Apple / visionOS

0 < 2.1

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

support.apple.com: https://support.apple.com/en-us/121563 support.apple.com: https://support.apple.com/en-us/121566 support.apple.com: https://support.apple.com/en-us/121567 support.apple.com: https://support.apple.com/en-us/121569 seclists.org: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/16 seclists.org: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/15 seclists.org: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/10 seclists.org: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/9