CVE-2024-27844: A website's permission dialog may persist after navigation away from the site in Apple Safari
CVE-2024-27844 is a critical vulnerability in Apple Safari where a website's permission dialog may persist even after the user navigates away from the site. This issue was addressed with improved checks and is fixed in Safari 17. 5, macOS Sonoma 14. 5, and visionOS 1. 2. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9. 1, indicating a high impact on confidentiality and integrity without requiring user interaction or privileges. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. Apple has officially released patches to remediate this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves Safari's handling of permission dialogs, which may remain visible after the user navigates away from the originating website. Such behavior could potentially be exploited to mislead users or interfere with browser security prompts. Apple fixed the issue by implementing improved checks in Safari 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, and visionOS 1.2. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the vulnerability is remotely exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction needed, and impacts confidentiality and integrity with high severity.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows a website's permission dialog to persist beyond its intended context, which could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information or manipulation of user permissions. Given the CVSS score of 9.1, the impact on confidentiality and integrity is high. However, there are no reports of active exploitation in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apple has released official patches addressing this vulnerability in Safari 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, and visionOS 1.2. Users and administrators should apply these updates promptly to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2024-27844: A website's permission dialog may persist after navigation away from the site in Apple Safari
Description
CVE-2024-27844 is a critical vulnerability in Apple Safari where a website's permission dialog may persist even after the user navigates away from the site. This issue was addressed with improved checks and is fixed in Safari 17. 5, macOS Sonoma 14. 5, and visionOS 1. 2. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9. 1, indicating a high impact on confidentiality and integrity without requiring user interaction or privileges. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. Apple has officially released patches to remediate this issue.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves Safari's handling of permission dialogs, which may remain visible after the user navigates away from the originating website. Such behavior could potentially be exploited to mislead users or interfere with browser security prompts. Apple fixed the issue by implementing improved checks in Safari 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, and visionOS 1.2. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the vulnerability is remotely exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction needed, and impacts confidentiality and integrity with high severity.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows a website's permission dialog to persist beyond its intended context, which could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information or manipulation of user permissions. Given the CVSS score of 9.1, the impact on confidentiality and integrity is high. However, there are no reports of active exploitation in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apple has released official patches addressing this vulnerability in Safari 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, and visionOS 1.2. Users and administrators should apply these updates promptly to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2024-02-26T15:32:28.530Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69ceb825e6bfc5ba1df6e7fb
Added to database: 4/2/2026, 6:40:37 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 11:17:48 PM
Last updated: 5/20/2026, 4:14:38 PM
Views: 34
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