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Security fix · CVE-2024-54505

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

Published Dec 12, 2024 · catalog updated Nov 4, 2026 · A type confusion issue

Last checked Nov 7, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2024-54505. EPSS is 1.07%. Act only if a listed version of A type confusion issue is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (A type confusion issue).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High8.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
1.07%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe apple/ipados · cpe apple/iphone os · cpe apple/macos · cpe apple/safari · cpe apple/tvos · cpe apple/visionos

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.2, iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2, iPadOS 17.7.3, macOS Sequoia 15.2, tvOS 18.2, visionOS 2.2, watchOS 11.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to memory corruption.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe apple/ipados< 17.7.3
  • cpe apple/ipados< 18.2
  • cpe apple/iphone os< 18.2
  • cpe apple/macos< 15.2
  • cpe apple/safari< 18.2
  • cpe apple/tvos< 18.2
  • cpe apple/visionos< 2.2
  • cpe apple/watchos< 11.2

How to fix CVE-2024-54505

  • Upgrade

    CVE-2024-54505 lists a fix boundary at 17.7.3. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.

  • Version check

    Affected < 17.7.3

  • Advisory

    Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2024-54505. EPSS is 1.07%. Act only if a listed version of A type confusion issue is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with apple/iphone os < 18.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-843: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion). EPSS 1.07%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 12, 2024 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.2, iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2, iPadOS 17.7.3, macOS Sequoia 15.2, tvOS 18.2, visionOS 2.2, watchOS 11.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to memory corruption.

  2. Nov 4, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.2, iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2, iPadOS 17.7.3, macOS Sequoia 15.2, tvOS 18.2, visionOS 2.2, watchOS 11.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to memory corruption.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-54505

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2024-54505

    A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.2, iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2, iPadOS 17.7.3, macOS Sequoia 15.2, tvOS 18.2, visionOS 2.2, watchOS 11.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to memory corruption.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 7, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
  • NIST NVDNov 4, 2026