CVE-2024-27875: Privacy Indicators for microphone or camera access may be attributed incorrectly in Apple macOS
CVE-2024-27875 is a medium severity vulnerability in Apple macOS where privacy indicators for microphone or camera access may be incorrectly attributed due to a logic issue. This could cause the system to display misleading information about which application is accessing these devices. The issue has been fixed in macOS Sequoia 15 with improved state management.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a logic flaw in macOS that affects the accuracy of privacy indicators for microphone or camera usage. Specifically, the indicators that notify users about active access to these devices may be attributed to the wrong application or process. Apple addressed this issue by improving state management in macOS Sequoia 15, thereby correcting the attribution of these privacy indicators.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to incorrect attribution of microphone or camera access indicators, potentially misleading users about which application is using these devices. There is no direct confidentiality loss, but the integrity of privacy notifications is affected, which could reduce user trust in the system's privacy features. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in macOS Sequoia 15. Users and administrators should update to this version to resolve the incorrect attribution of privacy indicators for microphone and camera access. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
CVE-2024-27875: Privacy Indicators for microphone or camera access may be attributed incorrectly in Apple macOS
Description
CVE-2024-27875 is a medium severity vulnerability in Apple macOS where privacy indicators for microphone or camera access may be incorrectly attributed due to a logic issue. This could cause the system to display misleading information about which application is accessing these devices. The issue has been fixed in macOS Sequoia 15 with improved state management.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a logic flaw in macOS that affects the accuracy of privacy indicators for microphone or camera usage. Specifically, the indicators that notify users about active access to these devices may be attributed to the wrong application or process. Apple addressed this issue by improving state management in macOS Sequoia 15, thereby correcting the attribution of these privacy indicators.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to incorrect attribution of microphone or camera access indicators, potentially misleading users about which application is using these devices. There is no direct confidentiality loss, but the integrity of privacy notifications is affected, which could reduce user trust in the system's privacy features. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in macOS Sequoia 15. Users and administrators should update to this version to resolve the incorrect attribution of privacy indicators for microphone and camera access. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2024-02-26T15:32:28.543Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 690a2de9f0ba78a050536e7e
Added to database: 11/4/2025, 4:46:33 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 11:20:52 PM
Last updated: 5/9/2026, 8:45:41 AM
Views: 50
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