CVE-2024-27834
Apple Multiple Products Improper Authentication Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Required action
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
CISA notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120896 ; https://support.apple.com/en-us/120898 ; https://support.apple.com/en-us/120901 ; https://support.apple.com/en-us/120902 ; https://support.apple.com/en-us/120903 ; https://support.apple.com/en-us/120905 ; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27834
Description
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, tvOS 17.5, watchOS 10.5. An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to bypass Pointer Authentication.
Severity
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NKey Findings
as of 2026-11-06- CISA added CVE-2024-27834 to the KEV catalog 905 days after its CVE record was published. The median for entries added in 2026 so far is 14 days.
- It is one of 96 Apple entries in the CISA KEV catalog, and one of 10 added in 2026.
- Its current EPSS score (1.4%) is higher than that of 4% of CISA KEV entries.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | Apple Safari | 0 to <17.5 |
| Apple | Apple iOS and iPadOS | 0 to <16.7.8 0 to <17.5 |
| Apple | Apple macOS | 0 to <14.5 |
| Apple | Apple tvOS | 0 to <17.5 |
| Apple | Apple watchOS | 0 to <10.5 |
References
23 linksOther references
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120896
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120898
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120901
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120902
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120903
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120905
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214101
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214106
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214104
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214103
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214102
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/17
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/21/1
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/10
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/9
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/12
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/16
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WKIXADCW3O4R2OOSDZGPU55XQFE6NA3M/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ADCLQW54XN37VJZNYD3UKCYATJFIMYXG/
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214106
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214104
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214102
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214100
Record Details
- Published
- 2024-05-13
- Last updated
- 2026-11-05
- Assigner (CNA)
- apple
- Credited to
- -
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