CVE-2024-27796 Privilege escalation in iOS and iPadOS
An attacker can elevate privileges on Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS systems due to insufficient checks, requiring immediate patching.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-27796?
CVE-2024-27796 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 13 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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 Monterey 12.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, macOS Ventura 13.6.7. An attacker may be able to elevate privileges.
Weakness: CWE-1325
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-27796?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos.
How do I fix CVE-2024-27796?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-27796 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-27796 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-27796 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipados
- CVE-2025-43300 Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24201 Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24085 Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free
- CVE-2025-31200 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption
- CVE-2025-31201 Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xw4h-q7jg-jqg8.