What is CVE-2024-44227?

CVE-2024-44227 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-03-10.

How severe is CVE-2024-44227?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-44227 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Resource exhaustion in Apple iOS And Ipados

CVE-2024-44227

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia 15. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

Published 2025-03-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (35.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 35.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

support.apple.com/en-us/121238 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/121250 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-44227?: CVE-2024-44227 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-03-10.
How severe is CVE-2024-44227?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-44227 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.