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CVE-2024-27886: Apple macOS · An unprivileged app may be able to log keystrokes in other apps including those using secure input mode

Affects Apple macOSSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 09:15 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 40% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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 official patches addressing this vulnerability in macOS Sonoma 14.4 and macOS Ventura 13.7. Users and administrators should apply these updates promptly to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.

Description

CVE-2024-27886 is a logic vulnerability in Apple macOS that allowed an unprivileged application to log keystrokes from other applications, including those using secure input mode. This issue was addressed by Apple with improved restrictions in macOS Sonoma 14.4 and macOS Ventura 13.7. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of this advisory. Apple has released official patches to remediate this issue.

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