CVE-2024-27840
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6...
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Monterey 12.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.6.7, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.2, watchOS 10.5. An attacker that has already achieved kernel code execution may be able to bypass kernel memory protections.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Monterey 12.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.6.7, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.2, watchOS 10.5. An attacker that has already achieved kernel code execution may be able to bypass kernel memory protections.
- Record
CVE-2024-27840- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-786
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Monterey 12.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.6.7, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.2, watchOS 10.5. An attacker that has already achieved kernel code execution may be able to bypass kernel memory protections.
- Record
CVE-2024-27840- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-786
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-25033
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Monterey 12.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.6.7, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.2, watchOS 10.5. An attacker that has already achieved kernel code execution may be able to bypass kernel memory protections.
- Record
EUVD-2024-25033- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-39m6-6wm4-cm5w
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6...
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.7, macOS Monterey 12.7.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.2, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, watchOS 10.5. An attacker that has already achieved kernel code execution may be able to bypass kernel memory protections.
- Record
GHSA-39m6-6wm4-cm5w- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-786
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-27840 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.3) in Apple Ipados, published June 10, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.25%, the 16th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
support.apple.com/en-us/120898
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seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jun/5
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27840
github.com/advisories/GHSA-39m6-6wm4-cm5w