CVE-2024-27860: An application may be able to read restricted memory in Apple macOS
CVE-2024-27860 is a medium severity vulnerability in Apple macOS where an application may be able to read restricted memory due to improper memory handling. This issue has been addressed and fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. The vulnerability does not affect availability or integrity but impacts confidentiality by allowing unauthorized memory reads.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2024-27860) in Apple macOS involves an application potentially reading restricted memory areas, classified under CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read). The issue arises from insufficient memory handling controls and was resolved by Apple in the macOS Sequoia 15 release. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 5.5, reflecting a local attack vector with low attack complexity, requiring low privileges and no user interaction, impacting confidentiality only.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and low privileges could exploit this vulnerability to read sensitive memory contents that should be restricted, potentially exposing confidential information. There is no impact on system integrity or availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
This vulnerability is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. Users and administrators should update to this version to remediate the issue. Since this is an official fix from Apple, applying the update fully mitigates the vulnerability. No additional mitigations are indicated.
CVE-2024-27860: An application may be able to read restricted memory in Apple macOS
Description
CVE-2024-27860 is a medium severity vulnerability in Apple macOS where an application may be able to read restricted memory due to improper memory handling. This issue has been addressed and fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. The vulnerability does not affect availability or integrity but impacts confidentiality by allowing unauthorized memory reads.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2024-27860) in Apple macOS involves an application potentially reading restricted memory areas, classified under CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read). The issue arises from insufficient memory handling controls and was resolved by Apple in the macOS Sequoia 15 release. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 5.5, reflecting a local attack vector with low attack complexity, requiring low privileges and no user interaction, impacting confidentiality only.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and low privileges could exploit this vulnerability to read sensitive memory contents that should be restricted, potentially exposing confidential information. There is no impact on system integrity or availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
This vulnerability is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. Users and administrators should update to this version to remediate the issue. Since this is an official fix from Apple, applying the update fully mitigates the vulnerability. No additional mitigations are indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2024-02-26T15:32:28.540Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 690a2de7f0ba78a050535f7b
Added to database: 11/4/2025, 4:46:31 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 11:19:40 PM
Last updated: 5/9/2026, 9:01:32 AM
Views: 45
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