| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Apple visionOS. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Image Handler. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-54500. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Apple visionOS (version now known). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Image Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2, iPadOS 17.7.3, macOS Sequoia 15.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.7.2, tvOS 18.2, visionOS 2.2, watchOS 11.2. Processing a maliciously crafted image may result in disclosure of process memory.
The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-54500 since 12/03/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 04/08/2026).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-3692). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.
Affected
- Apple macOS
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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NVD Base Score: 5.5
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CNA Base Score: 5.5
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ADP CISA Base Score: 5.5
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
12/03/2024 🔍12/12/2024 🔍
12/12/2024 🔍
04/08/2026 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2024-54500 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-54500
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-287972
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-3692 - Apple macOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen
Entry
Created: 12/12/2024 07:10Updated: 04/08/2026 01:33
Changes: 12/12/2024 07:10 (54), 12/21/2024 00:40 (21), 02/18/2025 08:59 (3), 08/30/2025 15:10 (7), 04/08/2026 01:33 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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