The issue was addressed with improved checks.

published 2024-10-24 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-40934

cvss: 5.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 21%
public exploits: 0; none known

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, tvOS 17.6, visionOS 1.3, watchOS 10.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

Patch / fix

fixed in 6 distros 6

Apple Safari 17.6
Apple iOS and iPadOS 17.6
Apple macOS 14.6
Apple tvOS 17.6
Apple visionOS 1.3
Apple watchOS 10.6

debian ubuntu red hat suse almalinux rocky linux

wpewebkit Debian 14, Debian 13 2.46.1-1
webkit2gtk Debian 12 2.46.0-2~deb12u1
webkit2gtk Debian 14, Debian 13 2.46.0-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2024-44185

webkit2gtk Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 2.46.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.3
webkit2gtk Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 2.46.1-0ubuntu0.24.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44185

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webkit2gtk3 RHEL 8 2.46.3-1.el8_10
webkit2gtk3-jsc RHEL 8 2.46.3-1.el8_10
webkit2gtk3 RHEL 9 2.46.3-1.el9_5
webkit2gtk3-jsc RHEL 9 2.46.3-1.el9_5
webkit2gtk3 RHEL 9 2.46.1-2.el9_4
webkit2gtk3-jsc RHEL 9 2.46.1-2.el9_4
webkitgtk4 RHEL 7 ELS 2.48.3-2.el7_9
webkitgtk4-jsc RHEL 7 ELS 2.48.3-2.el7_9

red hat advisories RHSA-2025:10364 RHSA-2024:9636 RHSA-2024:9679 RHSA-2024:9646 RHSA-2024:9638 RHSA-2024:9553

webkit2gtk3 SLES for SAP 15 SP5, SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES 15 SP5-LTSS +5 more 2.46.5-150400.4.103.1
webkit2gtk4 SLES for SAP 15 SP5, SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES 15 SP5-LTSS +5 more 2.46.5-150400.4.103.1
webkit2gtk3-soup2 SLES for SAP 15 SP5, SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES 15 SP5-LTSS +7 more 2.46.5-150400.4.103.1
webkit2gtk3 SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP6, openSUSE Leap 15.6 2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
webkit2gtk4 SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP6, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP6, openSUSE Leap 15.6 2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
webkit2gtk3-soup2 SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP6, openSUSE Leap 15.6 2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
webkit2gtk3 SLES for SAP 15 SP3, SLES for SAP 15 SP2, SLES 15 SP3-LTSS +4 more 2.46.3-150200.127.1
webkit2gtk3 SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES 15 SP4-LTSS, SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP5 +3 more 2.46.3-150400.4.97.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2025:02088-1 SUSE-SU-2025:0104-1 SUSE-SU-2025:0096-1 SUSE-SU-2025:0043-1 SUSE-SU-2024:4167-1 SUSE-SU-2024:4117-1

webkit2gtk3 AlmaLinux 8 2.46.3-1.el8_10
webkit2gtk3-jsc AlmaLinux 8 2.46.3-1.el8_10
webkit2gtk3 AlmaLinux 9 2.46.3-1.el9_5
webkit2gtk3-jsc AlmaLinux 9 2.46.3-1.el9_5

almalinux advisories ALSA-2024:9636 ALSA-2024:9553

webkit2gtk3 Rocky Linux 8 2.46.3-1.el8_10

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2024:9636

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2024-44185 updated 2026-11-04 cvss 5.5

webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 webkitgtk Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 webkitgtk3, libwebkit2gtk
affected: workaround, no fix planned “Out of support scope”
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) webkit2gtk3 2.46.3-1.el8_10, webkit2gtk3-jsc 2.46.3-1.el8_10
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:9636
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) webkit2gtk3 2.46.1-2.el9_4, webkit2gtk3 2.46.3-1.el9_5, webkit2gtk3-jsc 2.46.1-2.el9_4, webkit2gtk3-jsc 2.46.3-1.el9_5
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:8180
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) webkit2gtk3 2.46.3-1.el8_2, webkit2gtk3-jsc 2.46.3-1.el8_2
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:9680
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) webkit2gtk3 2.46.3-1.el8_4, webkit2gtk3-jsc 2.46.3-1.el8_4
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:9679
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) webkit2gtk3 2.46.3-1.el8_6, webkit2gtk3-jsc 2.46.3-1.el8_6
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:9653
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4) webkit2gtk3 2.46.3-1.el8_4, webkit2gtk3-jsc 2.46.3-1.el8_4
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:9679
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) webkit2gtk3 2.46.3-1.el8_6, webkit2gtk3-jsc 2.46.3-1.el8_6
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:9653

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) webkit2gtk3 2.46.3-1.el9_0, webkit2gtk3-jsc 2.46.3-1.el9_0
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:9637
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.8) webkit2gtk3 2.46.3-1.el8_8, webkit2gtk3-jsc 2.46.3-1.el8_8
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:9646
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2) webkit2gtk3 2.46.3-1.el9_2, webkit2gtk3-jsc 2.46.3-1.el9_2
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:9638
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4) webkit2gtk3 2.46.3-1.el8_4, webkit2gtk3-jsc 2.46.3-1.el8_4
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:9679
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) webkit2gtk3 2.46.3-1.el8_6, webkit2gtk3-jsc 2.46.3-1.el8_6
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:9653
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) webkitgtk4 2.48.3-2.el7_9, webkitgtk4-jsc 2.48.3-2.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS) webkitgtk4-doc 2.48.3-2.el7_9, webkitgtk4-devel 2.48.3-2.el7_9, webkitgtk4-debuginfo 2.48.3-2.el7_9, webkitgtk4-jsc-devel 2.48.3-2.el7_9
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:10364

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-10-24)

Exploit prediction

0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD	3.1	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CNA	3.1	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

Apple Safari
Apple iOS and iPadOS
Apple macOS
Apple tvOS
Apple visionOS
Apple watchOS

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/120913
release-notes, vendor-advisory
support.apple.com /en-us/120914
release-notes, vendor-advisory
support.apple.com /en-us/120915
release-notes, vendor-advisory
support.apple.com /en-us/120916
release-notes, vendor-advisory
lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00019.html

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-44185
NVD CVE-2024-44185

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Summary