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CVE-2024-27806: Apple iOS and iPadOS · Information Exposure

Affects Apple iOS and iPadOSSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 17% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 10 Jun 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Apple iOS and iPadOSAffected
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Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Apple has released official patches addressing this vulnerability in iOS 16.7.8, iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.5, and iPadOS 17.5. Users and administrators should apply these updates promptly to remediate the issue. Since the vendor advisory confirms the availability of fixes, updating to the specified versions fully mitigates the vulnerability. No additional mitigations are required beyond applying the official patches.

Description

CVE-2024-27806 is a vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS where an app may be able to access sensitive user data due to insufficient environment sanitization. This issue has been addressed by Apple through improved environment sanitization in iOS 16.7.8, iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.5, and iPadOS 17.5. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5, indicating a medium severity level.

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