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CVE-2024-27822

37
FAUCET Score

CVE-2024-27822 is a logic issue in macOS Sonoma that, if exploited, could allow an application to gain root privileges. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) requires user interaction for exploitation, but once triggered, it grants full control over the affected system. While no public exploits or active exploitation have been observed, and community discussion is minimal, it is crucial for users to update to macOS Sonoma 14.5 to mitigate this risk.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 14.0, < 14.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 0, < 14.5CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.46%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
70.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: macOS PackageKit ZSH Environment Privilege Escalation · Jun 3, 2024
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0146 is in the 69th percentile among its peer group of 11,621 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2024/May/12
Mailing List
support.apple.com / en-us/HT214106
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT214106
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / en-us/120903