Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 11.1/15.1/18.1 State Management improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 11.1/15.1/18.1 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component State Management Handler. The manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2024-54542. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 11.1/15.1/18.1. Affected is an unknown code of the component State Management Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.2, iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2, macOS Sequoia 15.2, watchOS 11.2. Private Browsing tabs may be accessed without authentication.

The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-54542 since 12/03/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (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). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

  • Apple macOS

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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ADP CISA Base Score: 9.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/03/2024 🔍
01/28/2025 +56 days 🔍
01/28/2025 +0 days 🔍
04/08/2026 +435 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-54542 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-54542
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-293682
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-3692 - Apple macOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 01/28/2025 07:18
Updated: 04/08/2026 13:50
Changes: 01/28/2025 07:18 (56), 03/18/2025 04:41 (1), 08/31/2025 04:16 (7), 04/08/2026 13:50 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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