Apple watchOS Web access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS. It has been rated as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Web Handler. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-44155. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS (version unknown). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Web Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

A custom URL scheme handling issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in Safari 18, iOS 17.7.1 and iPadOS 17.7.1, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia 15, watchOS 11. Maliciously crafted web content may violate iframe sandboxing policy.

The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-44155 since 08/20/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 212177 (Apple Safari 18.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (121241)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (212177). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 212177
Nessus Name: Apple Safari 18.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (121241)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/20/2024 🔍
10/28/2024 +69 days 🔍
10/28/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/06/2026 +525 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-44155 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-44155
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-282149

Entryinfo

Created: 10/28/2024 22:44
Updated: 04/06/2026 23:30
Changes: 10/28/2024 22:44 (54), 12/09/2024 17:04 (2), 03/02/2025 16:55 (3), 03/18/2025 21:16 (12), 04/06/2026 23:30 (12)
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Cache ID: 216:216:103

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