VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2024-27842
An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.33%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.33%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.33% probability · 26th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-358
- Affected
- apple/macos
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120903
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/12Mailing List
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214106Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214106Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.