CVE-2024-27798 Privilege escalation in macOS
An attacker can elevate privileges on macOS due to an authorization issue in state management, requiring a system update.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-27798?
CVE-2024-27798 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, 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
An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, macOS Ventura 13.6.7. An attacker may be able to elevate privileges.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-27798?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Macos.
How do I fix CVE-2024-27798?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-27798 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-27798 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-27798 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Macos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mchv-cchf-g2qg.