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CVE-2024-27821

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.7 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-05-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, watchOS 10.5. A shortcut may output sensitive user data without consent.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 17.5 — fixed in 17.5
• Apple Iphone Os: before 17.5 — fixed in 17.5
• Apple macOS: from 14.0 before 14.5 — fixed in 14.5
• Apple watchOS: before 10.5 — fixed in 10.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 17.5; Apple Iphone Os 17.5; Apple macOS 14.5; Apple watchOS 10.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/120902
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/120903
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/120905
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/10
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/12
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/16
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214101
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214104
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214106
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214101
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214104
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214106

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