9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2024-54492
Apple macOS/IPadOS/visionOS Man-in-the-Middle Vulnerability
Description

This issue was addressed by using HTTPS when sending information over the network. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.2, iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2, iPadOS 17.7.3, visionOS 2.2. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to alter network traffic.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 12, 2024, 2:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 19, 2024, 3:36 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-54492 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple macos
2 Apple iphone_os
3 Apple ipados
4 Apple visionos
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-54492.

URL Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121837 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121838 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121839 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121845 Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-54492 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • seclists.org
APPLE-SA-12-11-2024-8 visionOS 2.2

Full Disclosure mailing list archives From: Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure () seclists org> Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2024 16:40:05 -0700 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SH ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 12, 2024 (1 month ago)
  • seclists.org
APPLE-SA-12-11-2024-3 macOS Sequoia 15.2

Full Disclosure mailing list archives From: Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure () seclists org> Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2024 16:36:26 -0700 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SH ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 12, 2024 (1 month ago)
  • seclists.org
APPLE-SA-12-11-2024-2 iPadOS 17.7.3

Full Disclosure mailing list archives From: Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure () seclists org> Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2024 16:35:26 -0700 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SH ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 12, 2024 (1 month ago)
  • seclists.org
APPLE-SA-12-11-2024-1 iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2

Full Disclosure mailing list archives From: Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure () seclists org> Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2024 16:32:37 -0700 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SH ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 12, 2024 (1 month ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-54492 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 19, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 17.7.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 18.0 up to (excluding) 18.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 18.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 15.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.2
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/121837 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/121837 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/121838 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/121838 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/121839 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/121839 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/121845 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/121845 Vendor Advisory
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Dec. 12, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Dec. 12, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description This issue was addressed by using HTTPS when sending information over the network. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.2, iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2, iPadOS 17.7.3, visionOS 2.2. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to alter network traffic.
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/121837
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/121838
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/121839
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/121845
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-54492 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-54492 weaknesses.

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
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