CVE-2024-27834
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 16
Modified
Published: 13 May 2024, 23:00
Last modified:02 Apr 2026, 18:15
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
medium
32/100 CVSS Score
8.1 HIGH
v3.1 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
<0.01% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
13 May 2024, 23:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
02 Apr 2026, 18:15
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
Description
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, tvOS 17.5, watchOS 10.5. An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to bypass Pointer Authentication.
CVSS Metrics
- v3.1•HIGH•Score: 8.1CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 0.01%• Percentile: 1%
Techniques & Countermeasures
- CWE-277•Insecure Inherited Permissions
A product defines a set of insecure permissions that are inherited by objects that are created by the program.
Affected Systems
- apple•ios and ipados
≥ unspecified, < 17.5 | < 16.7.8 | < 17.5
- apple•ipados
< 17.5
- apple•iphone_os
< 17.5
- apple•macos
≥ unspecified, < 14.5 | < 14.5 | ≥ 14.0, < 14.5
- apple•safari
≥ unspecified, < 17.5 | < 17.5
- apple•tvos
≥ unspecified, < 17.5 | < 17.5
- apple•watchos
≥ unspecified, < 10.5 | < 10.5
- fedoraproject•fedora
39 | 40
- Unknown•WebKitGTK
< 2.44.2
- wpewebkit•wpe_webkit
< 2.44.2
References (23)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214101
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214106
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214104
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214103
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214102
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/17
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/21/1
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/10
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/9
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/12
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/16
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WKIXADCW3O4R2OOSDZGPU55XQFE6NA3M/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ADCLQW54XN37VJZNYD3UKCYATJFIMYXG/
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214106
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214104
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214102
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214100
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120896
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120898
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120901
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120902
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120903
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120905