Description

This issue was addressed with improved permissions checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.5, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-27848

Affected Products

Vendor: Apple

Product: iOS and iPadOS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.05% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 22.96% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-03-14 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214101
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214106
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214106
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214101

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