Vulnerability · Published May 13, 2024 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2024-27822

High 7.4

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in macOS from Apple. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.5% (higher than 74% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Metasploit.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.4High

Exploit odds (30 days)1.5%top 26.2% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc

Attack tooling1Metasploit

Official description

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.5. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	macOS	0 – before 14.5

Weakness: CWE-277 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/120903
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214106 x_transferred
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214106 x_transferred
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/12 x_transferred