CVE Catalog

Actively exploited in the wild

Apple Multiple Products Improper Authentication Vulnerability

Apple - Multiple Products · Listed in the CISA KEV since 2026-11-04. This indicates confirmed attacks in production environments.

Required action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.

CVE-2024-27834

MediumCVSS 5.5KEV
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.60%

49th percentile - higher than 49% of all known CVEs

Summary

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, tvOS 17.5, watchOS 10.5. An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to bypass Pointer Authentication.

Risk Assessment

An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may bypass Pointer Authentication, potentially aiding further exploitation. However, this requires prior acquisition of such capabilities.

Recommendation

Update affected Apple systems to the specified versions (Safari 17.5, iOS/iPadOS 16.7.8 or 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, tvOS 17.5, watchOS 10.5).

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, tvOS 17.5, watchOS 10.5. An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to bypass Pointer Authentication.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS