CVE-2024-27792 Missing authorization in macOS
An app can access user-sensitive data without proper consent, requiring a macOS update to enforce additional user prompts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-27792?
CVE-2024-27792 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 10 Jun 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
This issue was addressed by adding an additional prompt for user consent. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-27792?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Macos.
How do I fix CVE-2024-27792?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-27792 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-27792 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-27792 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Macos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8pqc-r2rx-5hhc.