What is CVE-2024-27839?

CVE-2024-27839 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Observable Discrepancy. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2024-05-14.

How severe is CVE-2024-27839?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados

CVE-2024-27839

A privacy issue was addressed by moving sensitive data to a more secure location. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5. A malicious application may be able to determine a user's current location.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (9.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 10th percentile — 9.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-203 — Observable Discrepancy

References

support.apple.com/en-us/120905
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Vendor Advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-27839?: CVE-2024-27839 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Observable Discrepancy. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2024-05-14.
How severe is CVE-2024-27839?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.