CVE-2024-44206: Apple iPadOS

Critical severity, CVSS 9.3. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An issue in the handling of URL protocols was addressed with improved logic. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, tvOS 17.6, visionOS 1.3, watchOS 10.6. A user may be able to bypass some web content restrictions.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 17.6 (fixed in 17.6)
• Apple iPhone OS: before 17.6 (fixed in 17.6)
• Apple macOS: before 14.6 (fixed in 14.6)
• Apple Safari: before 17.6 (fixed in 17.6)
• Apple tvOS: before 17.6 (fixed in 17.6)
• Apple visionOS: before 1.3 (fixed in 1.3)

Published 2024-10-24. Last modified 2026-06-17.