Is CVE-2024-44258 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-44258 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-44258?

CVE-2024-44258 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-44258?

CVE-2024-44258 has an EPSS score of 0.75% (50th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-44258?

Upgrade ipados to 18.1 or later. Fixes are available for 4 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-44258

HIGH

7.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.7.1 and iPadOS 17.7.1, iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1, tvOS 18.1, visionOS 2.1. Restoring a maliciously crafted backup file may lead to modification of protected system files.

CWE-59Link Following

How to fix

Remediation Available

ipadosNVD

Affected:>= 18.0, < 18.1Fixed in:18.1CVE-2024-44258derived from NVD

iphone osNVD

Affected:>= 18.0, < 18.1Fixed in:18.1CVE-2024-44258derived from NVD

tvosNVD

Affected:< 18.1Fixed in:18.1CVE-2024-44258derived from NVD

visionosNVD

Affected:< 2.1Fixed in:2.1CVE-2024-44258derived 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 RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.75%probability of exploitation in 30 days

50thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 50% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory4

Other references4

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CVE-2022-30333	High	7.5	99%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-21300	High	8.0	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-32610	High	7.1	73%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-36193	High	7.5	71%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-40028	Medium	4.9	58%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-0787	High	7.8	43%	KEV + Ransom	-

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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.