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CVE-2024-27855

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-06-10 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-284

Description

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, macOS Ventura 13.6.7. A shortcut may be able to use sensitive data with certain actions without prompting the user.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 16.7.8; from 17.0 before 17.5 — fixed in 16.7.8, 17.5
• Apple Iphone Os: before 16.7.8; from 17.0 before 17.5 — fixed in 16.7.8, 17.5
• Apple macOS: before 13.6.7; from 14.0 before 14.5 — fixed in 13.6.7, 14.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 16.7.8, 17.5; Apple Iphone Os 16.7.8, 17.5; Apple macOS 13.6.7, 14.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/120898
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/120900
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/120903
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/120905
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214100
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214101
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214106
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214107
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214100
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214101
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214106
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214107

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