CVE-2024-54560: A malicious app may be able to modify other apps without having App Management permission in Apple iOS and iPadOS
A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia 15, tvOS 18, watchOS 11. A malicious app may be able to modify other apps without having App Management permission.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability arises from a logic issue in Apple iOS and iPadOS that permitted a malicious application to modify other installed applications without possessing the App Management permission. Apple resolved the issue by implementing improved permission checks. The fix is included in iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia 15, tvOS 18, and watchOS 11. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.5, reflecting a medium severity with local attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact.
Potential Impact
A malicious app could modify other apps on the device without having the necessary App Management permission, potentially leading to unauthorized changes to app behavior or code integrity. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability, but the integrity impact is high. This could undermine trust in app integrity on affected devices.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available and included in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18. Users and administrators should update affected Apple devices to these versions or later to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2024-54560: A malicious app may be able to modify other apps without having App Management permission in Apple iOS and iPadOS
Description
A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia 15, tvOS 18, watchOS 11. A malicious app may be able to modify other apps without having App Management permission.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.5medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability arises from a logic issue in Apple iOS and iPadOS that permitted a malicious application to modify other installed applications without possessing the App Management permission. Apple resolved the issue by implementing improved permission checks. The fix is included in iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia 15, tvOS 18, and watchOS 11. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.5, reflecting a medium severity with local attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact.
Potential Impact
A malicious app could modify other apps on the device without having the necessary App Management permission, potentially leading to unauthorized changes to app behavior or code integrity. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability, but the integrity impact is high. This could undermine trust in app integrity on affected devices.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available and included in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18. Users and administrators should update affected Apple devices to these versions or later to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2024-12-03T22:50:35.515Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69ceb836e6bfc5ba1df6ef32
Added to database: 04/02/2026, 18:40:54 UTC
Last enriched: 06/10/2026, 10:03:54 UTC
Last updated: 07/02/2026, 20:51:14 UTC
Views: 97
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