What is CVE-2024-54564?

CVE-2024-54564 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-03-21.

How severe is CVE-2024-54564?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados

CVE-2024-54564

This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, visionOS 1.3. A file received from AirDrop may not have the quarantine flag applied.

Published 2025-03-21 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (28.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 28.2% 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

Apple iOS And Ipados — versions 0
Apple Ipados
Apple Iphone OS
Apple macOS — versions 0
Apple Visionos — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

support.apple.com/en-us/120909 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/120911 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/120915 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-54564?: CVE-2024-54564 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-03-21.
How severe is CVE-2024-54564?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.