CVE-2024-27803: An attacker with physical access may be able to share items from the lock screen in Apple iOS and iPadOS
CVE-2024-27803 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS that allows an attacker with physical access to share items from the lock screen due to a permissions issue. This vulnerability was addressed by Apple with improved validation in iOS 17. 5 and iPadOS 17. 5, released on May 13, 2024. The CVSS score is 2. 4, indicating low impact primarily on confidentiality with no impact on integrity or availability. There are no known exploits in the wild. The vendor advisory confirms that the issue is fixed in the specified versions.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a permissions issue in Apple iOS and iPadOS that could allow an attacker with physical access to share items from the lock screen. The issue was resolved by Apple through improved validation mechanisms in iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 2.4, reflecting low severity with attack vector requiring physical access and no privileges or user interaction needed. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-284 (Improper Access Control).
Potential Impact
An attacker with physical access to a vulnerable device could share items from the lock screen, potentially exposing limited user data. The impact is limited to confidentiality with no known impact on integrity or availability. Given the low CVSS score and lack of known exploits, the risk is considered low.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apple has released iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5 which include an official fix for this vulnerability. Users and organizations should update affected devices to these versions or later to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official update.
CVE-2024-27803: An attacker with physical access may be able to share items from the lock screen in Apple iOS and iPadOS
Description
CVE-2024-27803 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS that allows an attacker with physical access to share items from the lock screen due to a permissions issue. This vulnerability was addressed by Apple with improved validation in iOS 17. 5 and iPadOS 17. 5, released on May 13, 2024. The CVSS score is 2. 4, indicating low impact primarily on confidentiality with no impact on integrity or availability. There are no known exploits in the wild. The vendor advisory confirms that the issue is fixed in the specified versions.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a permissions issue in Apple iOS and iPadOS that could allow an attacker with physical access to share items from the lock screen. The issue was resolved by Apple through improved validation mechanisms in iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 2.4, reflecting low severity with attack vector requiring physical access and no privileges or user interaction needed. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-284 (Improper Access Control).
Potential Impact
An attacker with physical access to a vulnerable device could share items from the lock screen, potentially exposing limited user data. The impact is limited to confidentiality with no known impact on integrity or availability. Given the low CVSS score and lack of known exploits, the risk is considered low.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apple has released iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5 which include an official fix for this vulnerability. Users and organizations should update affected devices to these versions or later to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official update.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2024-02-26T15:32:28.517Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69ceb81fe6bfc5ba1df6e558
Added to database: 4/2/2026, 6:40:31 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 11:12:14 PM
Last updated: 5/20/2026, 9:56:44 PM
Views: 28
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