What is CVE-2024-27887?

CVE-2024-27887 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-07-29.

How severe is CVE-2024-27887?

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

Path Traversal in Apple macOS

CVE-2024-27887

A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.002 (14.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Apple Macos — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

product-security@apple.com
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-27887?: CVE-2024-27887 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-07-29.
How severe is CVE-2024-27887?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.