CVE-2024-54542: Apple iPadOS

Critical severity, CVSS 9.1. EPSS: 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.2, iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2, macOS Sequoia 15.2, watchOS 11.2. Private Browsing tabs may be accessed without authentication.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 18.2 (fixed in 18.2)
• Apple iPhone OS: before 18.2 (fixed in 18.2)
• Apple macOS: before 15.2 (fixed in 15.2)
• Apple Safari: before 18.2 (fixed in 18.2)
• Apple watchOS: before 11.2 (fixed in 11.2)

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