Out-of-bounds Read in Apple macOS

CVE-2024-27861

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. An application may be able to read restricted memory.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

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: 0.002 (14.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 14th percentile — 14.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-27861: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

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

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-27861?
CVE-2024-27861 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-09-17.
How severe is CVE-2024-27861?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.