CVE-2024-54468

App sandbox escape via undisclosed Kernel flaw

Published Jan 27, 2025 · Updated May 21, 2026

Sandbox escape in the Kernel in affected Apple operating systems allows local users to escape an app sandbox through a malicious app. Apple states only that improved checks corrected the Kernel issue and has not disclosed the checked object, validation gap, or rejected input. Execution of an attacker-controlled app and user interaction are required; successful exploitation crosses the app sandbox boundary, while further privileges remain undisclosed.

CVSS severity8.2
High
EPSS probability0.20%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Sandbox escape in the Kernel in affected Apple operating systems allows local users to escape an app sandbox through a malicious app. Apple states only that improved checks corrected the Kernel issue and has not disclosed the checked object, validation gap, or rejected input. Execution of an attacker-controlled app and user interaction are required; successful exploitation crosses the app sandbox boundary, while further privileges remain undisclosed.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-54468
Published
Jan 27, 2025
Updated
May 21, 2026
Vendor
Apple
Product
iOS and iPadOS
Classifications
T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 27, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 21, 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 <18.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Apple · iOS and iPadOSversion=0 <18.2
Apple · tvOSversion=0 <18.2
Apple · macOSversion=0 <13.7.2; version=0 <14.7.2; version=0 <15.2
Apple · iPadOSversion=0 <17.7.3
Apple · watchOSversion=0 <11.2

Published CVSS scores

8.2NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
8.2CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

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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)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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Technologies

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