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CVE-2024-44308 · EUVD no mirror located · GCVE no mirror located Verified 2026-06-22

Apple Multiple Products vulnerability

Apple products contain an unspecified vulnerability in web content processing that may lead to arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability has been exploited in the wild.

Verdict

Today item — known-exploited.

An unspecified code execution vulnerability affecting multiple Apple products through maliciously crafted web content. Active exploitation in the wild indicates immediate risk to users of affected systems.

CISA KEV Yes · 2024-11-213EPSS 0.09186 (verify live)4Exploit Public PoC5
01

Is it exploitable?

— the evidence, ranked above the score
Exploit available
Public proof-of-concept exploit code is cataloged for this vulnerability.We link the existence of the exploit; we do not host or redistribute payloads.
Reported exploitation
10 independent public reports of in-the-wild exploitation are cataloged.Distinct reporting sources (vendor, incident response, government); open them for the underlying claims.
Exploited in the wild
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-11-21).
CISA KEV ↗Confirmed
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.09186 — modeled likelihood of exploitation activity.EPSS is a daily-changing model output — open the source for today's value.
Severity / affected
Affected: Apple, Multiple Products. Confirm exact fixed builds in the vendor advisory.
NVD ↗Reported
02

Who’s exploiting it?

— attribution turns risk into urgency
Attribution not established

No confirmed (advisory-backed) threat-actor attribution is established for this record. Absence of a named actor is not absence of compromise — see Coverage & confidence.

03

Why it matters

— the attack path, told twice: adversary, then board
1

Front door — unauthenticated access narrative 1

Attacker
Craft malicious web content designed to trigger the vulnerability during processing by the target application.
Business
Users accessing untrusted or compromised web content face immediate risk of system compromise and data theft.
2

Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2

Attacker
Deliver the malicious content via web browsing, email links, or compromised websites to reach target systems.
Business
Attack surface spans all web-connected Apple devices, creating widespread exposure across user base.
3

Lateral reach — past segmentation narrative 3

Attacker
Achieve arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the vulnerable application upon successful exploitation.
Business
Attackers gain capability to steal sensitive data, install persistent malware, or pivot to other systems on the network.
04

What to do

— defensible action
  • Remediate per the vendor advisory — confirm the fixed build for your version and verify exposure.1
Say it to the boardA vulnerability with this evidence profile is a defensible budget line, not a backlog ticket — fund the change against the proof above.
05

Coverage & confidence

— what we know, and what we don’t

Established (cited)

  • KEV listing (CISA)
  • EPSS probability (FIRST)
  • Public PoC available (VulnCheck)
  • 10 reported-exploitation source(s)
  • Public exploit availability
  • Catalogued by apple (CNA)
  • Coverage gaps — stated, not hidden

  • No EUVD / GCVE mirror in feed — single-authority dependency for the identifier.
  • EPSS & exposure are time-varying; verify live at the source.
  • Threat-actor attribution not established from feed data — absence of a name is not absence of compromise.
  • No finder/reporter credit recorded in the public CVE entry — the work behind this find is unattributed.
  • Disclosure & credit2
    Catalogued by appleCNA
    Credited with finding itNo finder named in the public CVE record — the work behind this find is unattributed.