What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-54518?

CVE-2024-54518 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

Which versions of Apple are affected by CVE-2024-54518?

Organizations using The should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2024-54518, a out-of-bounds read vulnerability rated CVSS 5.3. Exploitation could cause memory corruption or application crashes.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2024-54518?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Monitor vendor channels for patch availability.

Apple CVE-2024-54518

MEDIUM

Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)

2025-01-27 product-security@apple.com

Apple Buffer Overflow Information Disclosure

5.3

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.3 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:05 vuln.today

CVE Published

Jan 27, 2025 - 22:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.3

DescriptionCVE.org

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.2, watchOS 11.2, tvOS 18.2, iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2. An app may be able to corrupt coprocessor memory.

AnalysisAI

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125), which allows attackers to read data from memory outside the intended buffer boundaries. The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.2, watchOS 11.2, tvOS 18.2, iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2. An app may be able to corrupt coprocessor memory. Affected products include: Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Tvos, Apple Watchos.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate array indices and buffer lengths. Use memory-safe languages. Enable AddressSanitizer during testing.