CVE-2024-54542 Auth bypass in Safari
Attackers can access Private Browsing tabs without authentication due to state management flaws in Apple Safari and related operating systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-54542?
CVE-2024-54542 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 27 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-54542?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Safari, Apple Watchos.
How do I fix CVE-2024-54542?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-54542 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2024-54542 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-54542 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipados
- CVE-2025-43300 Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24201 Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24085 Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free
- CVE-2025-31200 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption
- CVE-2025-31201 Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xpjh-vmfm-8qmf.