CVE-2024-44296Network attack vector

Content Security Policy bypass

Published Oct 28, 2024 · Updated Apr 2, 2026

A WebKit security-feature bypass in Safari and Apple operating systems allows remote attackers to evade CSP via crafted web content. Apple identifies improved checks as the correction but has not disclosed which WebKit check mishandles the content or how enforcement fails. The victim must process attacker-controlled web content; the bypass can permit content that the site's policy was intended to block.

CVSS severity5.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.65%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

A WebKit security-feature bypass in Safari and Apple operating systems allows remote attackers to evade CSP via crafted web content. Apple identifies improved checks as the correction but has not disclosed which WebKit check mishandles the content or how enforcement fails. The victim must process attacker-controlled web content; the bypass can permit content that the site's policy was intended to block.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-44296
Published
Oct 28, 2024
Updated
Apr 2, 2026
Vendor
Apple
Product
iOS and iPadOS
Classifications
T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 28, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 2, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <17.7.1
  2. Affected versionversion=0 <18.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Apple · iOS and iPadOSversion=0 <17.7.1; version=0 <18.1
Apple · visionOSversion=0 <2.1
Apple · Safariversion=0 <18.1
Apple · tvOSversion=0 <18.1
Apple · macOSversion=0 <15.1
Apple · watchOSversion=0 <11.1

Published CVSS scores

5.4NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
5.4CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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Technologies

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