Is CVE-2024-44238 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-44238 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-44238?

CVE-2024-44238 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-44238?

CVE-2024-44238 has an EPSS score of 0.14% (4th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-44238?

Upgrade ipados to 18.1 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-44238

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1, macOS Sequoia 15.1. An app may be able to corrupt coprocessor memory.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

ipadosNVD

Affected:< 18.1Fixed in:18.1CVE-2024-44238derived from NVD

iphone osNVD

Affected:< 18.1Fixed in:18.1CVE-2024-44238derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.14%probability of exploitation in 30 days

4thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 4% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

support.apple.com

Other references1

support.apple.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-119 (Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-4966	Critical	9.4	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-11882	High	7.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-0796	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2008-4250	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-15944	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-0014	High	10.0	97%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-02.