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CVE-2024-27844VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2024-27844: Apple Safari · A website's permission dialog may persist after navigation away from the site

Affects Apple SafariSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.1 Critical · fixed in 17.5 : patch Apple Safari as a priority.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.1Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 46% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 17.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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 2026-10-25.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Apple SafariAffected
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Fixed in–

AI-suggested

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.

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.

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