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CVE-2024-27845VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2024-27845: Apple iOS and iPadOS · An app may be able to access Notes attachments

Affects Apple iOS and iPadOSSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 3.3 Low · fixed in 17.5 : update Apple iOS and iPadOS when convenient.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
3.3Low
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 9% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 17.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/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 2026-10-25.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Apple iOS and iPadOSAffected
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Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Apple has released an official fix in iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5. Users and administrators should apply these updates promptly to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation actions are required beyond updating to the fixed versions.

Description

CVE-2024-27845 is a privacy vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS where an app may be able to access Notes attachments due to insufficient handling of temporary files. This issue has been addressed and fixed in iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5 through improved handling of temporary files. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 3.3, indicating limited impact. There are no known exploits in the wild. Apple has officially released patches as part of iOS and iPadOS 17.5 to remediate this issue.

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