CVE-2024-54541: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data in Apple iOS and iPadOS
CVE-2024-54541 is a medium severity vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS where an app may be able to access user-sensitive data due to improper state management. This issue affects multiple Apple operating systems and was addressed by Apple through improved state management. The vulnerability is fixed in iOS 18. 2, iPadOS 18. 2, and several other Apple OS versions. The CVSS score is 5. 5, indicating a moderate impact primarily on confidentiality. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
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Technical Summary
CVE-2024-54541 is a vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS that allows an app with limited privileges to access user-sensitive data. The root cause is related to improper state management within the affected operating systems. Apple resolved this issue by improving state management in iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, macOS Sequoia 15.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.7.2, tvOS 18.2, visionOS 2.2, and watchOS 11.2. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5, with attack vector local, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and impact on confidentiality only. No public exploits have been reported.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and limited privileges could exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive user data without requiring user interaction. The impact is limited to confidentiality, with no integrity or availability effects. There are no known exploits in the wild, reducing immediate risk.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apple has released official fixes for this vulnerability in iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and other related OS versions. Users and administrators should apply these updates promptly to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on updating affected devices. Patch status is confirmed as fixed in the specified OS versions.
CVE-2024-54541: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data in Apple iOS and iPadOS
Description
CVE-2024-54541 is a medium severity vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS where an app may be able to access user-sensitive data due to improper state management. This issue affects multiple Apple operating systems and was addressed by Apple through improved state management. The vulnerability is fixed in iOS 18. 2, iPadOS 18. 2, and several other Apple OS versions. The CVSS score is 5. 5, indicating a moderate impact primarily on confidentiality. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-54541 is a vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS that allows an app with limited privileges to access user-sensitive data. The root cause is related to improper state management within the affected operating systems. Apple resolved this issue by improving state management in iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, macOS Sequoia 15.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.7.2, tvOS 18.2, visionOS 2.2, and watchOS 11.2. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5, with attack vector local, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and impact on confidentiality only. No public exploits have been reported.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and limited privileges could exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive user data without requiring user interaction. The impact is limited to confidentiality, with no integrity or availability effects. There are no known exploits in the wild, reducing immediate risk.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apple has released official fixes for this vulnerability in iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and other related OS versions. Users and administrators should apply these updates promptly to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on updating affected devices. Patch status is confirmed as fixed in the specified OS versions.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2024-12-03T22:50:35.512Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69ceb834e6bfc5ba1df6eead
Added to database: 4/2/2026, 6:40:52 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 11:35:42 PM
Last updated: 5/20/2026, 8:57:07 PM
Views: 51
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