Safari 18.2 Security Update

What Safari 18.2 Fixes

Safari 18.2, released December 11, 2024, fixes 8 vulnerabilities in 3 parts of the system, according to Apple's security advisory.

Apple does not say that any of them were exploited before the fix. That makes Safari 18.2 a routine security update: worth installing soon, not an emergency.

It has since been superseded: the newest security release for Safari is Safari 27.2, from October 26, 2026, which includes these fixes.

Grouped by us from the impact Apple gives for each fix; the impact lines below are Apple's own.

Which Devices Get Safari 18.2

Apple lists Safari 18.2 for: macOS Ventura and macOS Sonoma.

How to Install Safari 18.2

Safari updates arrive through Software Update on the Mac. On a current macOS they are part of the macOS update; on older versions they are offered separately.

Security fixes are cumulative: any later release for the same version includes these as well, so if you are already past Safari 18.2 there is nothing to do.

Every Fix in Safari 18.2

All 8 CVEs in Apple's advisory, the most serious kinds first. Each entry is the part of the system affected, Apple's description of the impact and the fix, and the CVE ID.

• Safari

  On a device with Private Relay enabled, adding a website to the Safari Reading List may reveal the originating IP address to the website

  The issue was addressed with improved routing of Safari-originated requests.

  CVE-2024-44246

• Safari Private Browsing

  Private Browsing tabs may be accessed without authentication

  An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management.

  CVE-2024-54542

• WebKit

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

  The issue was addressed with improved checks.

  CVE-2024-54479 CVE-2024-54502

• WebKit

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

  The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

  CVE-2024-54508

• WebKit

  Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to memory corruption

  A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

  CVE-2024-54505

• WebKit

  Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to memory corruption

  The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

  CVE-2024-54534 CVE-2024-54543

Safari Security Release History

Safari 18.2 in context: the security releases Apple has published for Safari, newest first, with the number of fixes each carried.

The Same Fixes Elsewhere

Apple ships most fixes to every platform that shares the code, and to older versions still under support. These releases close at least one of the same CVEs:

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