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CVE-2024-27872: Apple macOS · An app may be able to access protected user data

Affects Apple macOSSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 16% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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 26 Oct 2026.

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 14.6. Users and administrators should apply this update promptly to remediate the issue. Since the patch is available and included in the official macOS update, no additional mitigation steps are required beyond installing the update.

Description

CVE-2024-27872 is a medium severity vulnerability in Apple macOS Sonoma that could allow a malicious application with limited privileges to access protected user data. The issue stems from insufficient validation of symbolic links (symlinks), which was addressed by Apple through improved validation checks. This vulnerability does not require user interaction to be exploited and has a CVSS score of 5.5. Apple released a fix for this vulnerability in macOS Sonoma 14.6 on July 29, 2024. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.

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