CVE-2024-54488: Apple iPadOS

Medium severity, CVSS 5.3. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A logic issue was addressed with improved file handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2, iPadOS 17.7.3, macOS Sequoia 15.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.7.2. Photos in the Hidden Photos Album may be viewed without authentication.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 17.7.3 (fixed in 17.7.3); from 18.0, before 18.2 (fixed in 18.2)
• Apple iPhone OS: before 18.2 (fixed in 18.2)
• Apple macOS: before 13.7.2 (fixed in 13.7.2); from 14.0, before 14.7.2 (fixed in 14.7.2); from 15.0, before 15.2 (fixed in 15.2)

Published 2025-01-27. Last modified 2026-06-17.