What is CVE-2024-27886?

CVE-2024-27886 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under CWE-783. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-07-29.

How severe is CVE-2024-27886?

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

Vulnerability in Apple macOS

CVE-2024-27886

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Ventura 13.7. An unprivileged app may be able to log keystrokes in other apps including those using secure input mode.

Published 2024-07-29 · 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:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (38.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 38.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple macOS — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-783

References

support.apple.com/en-us/120895
support.apple.com/en-us/121234
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Vendor Advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-27886?: CVE-2024-27886 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under CWE-783. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-07-29.
How severe is CVE-2024-27886?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.