CVE-2024-27848 Privilege escalation in iOS and iPadOS
A malicious app can gain root privileges due to insufficient permissions checking in Apple operating systems.
- 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-2024-27848?
CVE-2024-27848 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 10 Jun 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
This issue was addressed with improved permissions checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-27848?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos.
How do I fix CVE-2024-27848?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-27848 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-27848 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-27848 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-fvqw-wg8v-hmcw.