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CVE-2024-27826

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-07-29 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-269

Description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.5, macOS Ventura 13.6.8, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.3, watchOS 10.5. A local attacker may be able to cause unexpected system shutdown.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 17.5 — fixed in 17.5
• Apple Iphone Os: before 17.5 — fixed in 17.5
• Apple macOS: from 12.0 before 12.7.6; from 13.0 before 13.6.8; from 14.0 before 14.5 — fixed in 12.7.6, 13.6.8, 14.5
• Apple tvOS: before 17.5 — fixed in 17.5
• Apple visionOS: before 1.3 — fixed in 1.3
• 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 12.7.6, 13.6.8, 14.5; Apple tvOS 17.5; Apple visionOS 1.3; Apple watchOS 10.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• 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
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/120910
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/120912
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/120915
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/19
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/20
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/23
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214101
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214102

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