visionOS 2 Security Update

What visionOS 2 Fixes

visionOS 2, released September 16, 2024, fixes 21 vulnerabilities in 16 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 visionOS 2 a routine security update: worth installing soon, not an emergency.

It has since been superseded: the newest security release for visionOS 2 is visionOS 2.6, from July 29, 2025, which includes these fixes.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 visionOS 2

Apple lists visionOS 2 for: Apple Vision Pro.

How to Install visionOS 2

On Apple Vision Pro, open Settings → General → Software Update.

Security fixes are cumulative: any later release for the same version includes these as well, so if you are already past visionOS 2 there is nothing to do.

Every Fix in visionOS 2

All 21 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.

• APFS

  A malicious app with root privileges may be able to modify the contents of system files

  The issue was addressed with improved checks.

  CVE-2024-40825

• DiskArbitration

  A sandboxed app may be able to access sensitive user data

  The issue was addressed with improved checks.

  CVE-2024-40855

• FileProvider

  A local user may be able to leak sensitive user information

  The issue was addressed with improved checks.

  CVE-2024-54469

• Game Center

  An app may be able to access user-sensitive data

  A file access issue was addressed with improved input validation.

  CVE-2024-40850

• Presence

  An app may be able to read sensitive data from the GPU memory

  The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches.

  CVE-2024-40790

• WebKit

  A malicious website may exfiltrate data cross-origin

  A cookie management issue was addressed with improved state management.

  CVE-2024-54467

• WebKit

  A malicious website may exfiltrate data cross-origin

  A cross-origin issue existed with "iframe" elements. This was addressed with improved tracking of security origins.

  CVE-2024-44187

• ARKit

  Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to heap corruption

  The issue was addressed with improved checks.

  CVE-2024-44126

• ImageIO

  Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination

  An out-of-bounds read issue was addressed with improved input validation.

  CVE-2024-27880

• ImageIO

  Processing an image may lead to a denial-of-service

  An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.

  CVE-2024-44176

• IOSurfaceAccelerator

  An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination

  The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

  CVE-2024-44169

• libxml2

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

  An integer overflow was addressed through improved input validation.

  CVE-2024-44198

• mDNSResponder

  An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service

  A logic error was addressed with improved error handling.

  CVE-2024-44183

• Model I/O

  Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to a denial-of-service

  This is a vulnerability in open source code and Apple Software is among the affected projects. The CVE-ID was assigned by a third party. Learn more about the issue and CVE-ID at cve.org.

  CVE-2023-5841

• SceneKit

  Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination

  A buffer overflow was addressed with improved size validation.

  CVE-2024-44144

• WebKit

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

  The issue was addressed with improved checks.

  CVE-2024-44192

• Compression

  Unpacking a maliciously crafted archive may allow an attacker to write arbitrary files

  A race condition was addressed with improved locking.

  CVE-2024-27876

• Kernel

  Network traffic may leak outside a VPN tunnel

  A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.

  CVE-2024-44165

• Kernel

  An app may gain unauthorized access to Bluetooth

  This issue was addressed through improved state management.

  CVE-2024-44191

• Notes

  An app may be able to overwrite arbitrary files

  This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.

  CVE-2024-44167

• WebKit

  Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to universal cross site scripting

  This issue was addressed through improved state management.

  CVE-2024-40857

visionOS 2 Security Release History

visionOS 2 in context: the security releases Apple has published for visionOS 2, 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:

Frequently Asked Questions