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CVE-2024-27853VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2024-27853: Apple macOS · A maliciously crafted ZIP archive may bypass Gatekeeper checks

Affects Apple macOSSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.4 Medium · fixed in 14.4 : update Apple macOS when convenient.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
4.4Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 8% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 14.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 29 Jul 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 macOSAffected
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Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Apple has released an official fix for this vulnerability in macOS Sonoma 14.4. Users and administrators should update affected systems to macOS Sonoma 14.4 or later to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official update.

Description

CVE-2024-27853 is a medium severity vulnerability in Apple macOS Sonoma where a maliciously crafted ZIP archive may bypass Gatekeeper checks. Gatekeeper is a security feature designed to ensure that only trusted software runs on macOS. This issue was addressed with improved checks in macOS Sonoma 14.4, released on March 7, 2024. The vulnerability allows a crafted ZIP file to circumvent these security checks, potentially enabling untrusted code to run. The CVSS score is 4.4, indicating a low to medium impact with limited confidentiality and integrity effects and no availability impact. No known exploits are reported in the wild. Apple has provided an official fix in macOS Sonoma 14.4.

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