What is CVE-2024-27789?

CVE-2024-27789 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under CWE-922. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-05-14.

How severe is CVE-2024-27789?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados

CVE-2024-27789

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, macOS Monterey 12.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.7. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.

Published 2024-05-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (47.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 47.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-922

References

support.apple.com/en-us/120895
support.apple.com/en-us/120898
support.apple.com/en-us/120899
support.apple.com/en-us/120900
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-27789?: CVE-2024-27789 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under CWE-922. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-05-14.
How severe is CVE-2024-27789?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.