What is CVE-2024-27862?

CVE-2024-27862 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 2.4/10. Published 2024-07-29.

How severe is CVE-2024-27862?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.4 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Apple macOS

CVE-2024-27862

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6. Enabling Lockdown Mode while setting up a Mac may cause FileVault to become unexpectedly disabled.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

Published 2024-07-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.4 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (44.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 44.0% 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

Apple macOS — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

support.apple.com/en-us/120911
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Vendor Advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-27862?: CVE-2024-27862 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 2.4/10. Published 2024-07-29.
How severe is CVE-2024-27862?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.4 out of 10.