CVE-2024-27849 Information disclosure in macOS
An app can read sensitive location information from log entries due to insufficient redaction, requiring an OS upgrade to fix.
- 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-2024-27849?
CVE-2024-27849 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 28 Oct 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. An app may be able to read sensitive location information.
Weakness: CWE-532
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-27849?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Macos.
How do I fix CVE-2024-27849?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-27849 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-27849 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-27849 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Macos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r5h8-q4jm-864x.