CVE-2024-27823: An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to spoof network packets in Apple iOS and iPadOS
CVE-2024-27823 is a race condition vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS that could allow an attacker in a privileged network position to spoof network packets. The issue was addressed by Apple through improved locking mechanisms. This vulnerability affects multiple Apple operating systems including iOS 16. 7. 8 and later, iPadOS 16. 7. 8 and later, and various macOS, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS versions. Apple has released official patches that fix this vulnerability. The CVSS v3. 1 base score is 5.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-27823 is a race condition vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS that may allow an attacker positioned on a privileged network to spoof network packets. The root cause was a race condition that Apple fixed by improving locking mechanisms in the affected operating systems. The vulnerability impacts iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, and several macOS, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS versions. The CVSS score of 5.9 reflects a medium severity with network attack vector, high attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and impact limited to integrity. Apple has released official security updates addressing this issue.
Potential Impact
An attacker in a privileged network position could exploit this race condition to spoof network packets, potentially impacting the integrity of network communications on affected Apple devices. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability reported. No known exploits are currently observed in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apple has released official patches for this vulnerability in iOS 16.7.8, iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.5, iPadOS 17.5, and corresponding versions of macOS, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS. Users and administrators should apply these updates promptly to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the vendor-supplied updates. Patch status is confirmed as fixed by Apple advisories.
CVE-2024-27823: An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to spoof network packets in Apple iOS and iPadOS
Description
CVE-2024-27823 is a race condition vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS that could allow an attacker in a privileged network position to spoof network packets. The issue was addressed by Apple through improved locking mechanisms. This vulnerability affects multiple Apple operating systems including iOS 16. 7. 8 and later, iPadOS 16. 7. 8 and later, and various macOS, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS versions. Apple has released official patches that fix this vulnerability. The CVSS v3. 1 base score is 5.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-27823 is a race condition vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS that may allow an attacker positioned on a privileged network to spoof network packets. The root cause was a race condition that Apple fixed by improving locking mechanisms in the affected operating systems. The vulnerability impacts iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, and several macOS, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS versions. The CVSS score of 5.9 reflects a medium severity with network attack vector, high attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and impact limited to integrity. Apple has released official security updates addressing this issue.
Potential Impact
An attacker in a privileged network position could exploit this race condition to spoof network packets, potentially impacting the integrity of network communications on affected Apple devices. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability reported. No known exploits are currently observed in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apple has released official patches for this vulnerability in iOS 16.7.8, iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.5, iPadOS 17.5, and corresponding versions of macOS, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS. Users and administrators should apply these updates promptly to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the vendor-supplied updates. Patch status is confirmed as fixed by Apple advisories.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2024-02-26T15:32:28.524Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 690a3b65ff58c9332ff09e9f
Added to database: 11/4/2025, 5:44:05 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 11:14:49 PM
Last updated: 5/9/2026, 9:09:40 AM
Views: 90
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