CVE-2024-27888
A permissions issue was addressed by removing vulnerable code and adding additional checks. This...
A permissions issue was addressed by removing vulnerable code and adding additional checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
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
A permissions issue was addressed by removing vulnerable code and adding additional checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
- Record
CVE-2024-27888- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-276, CWE-281
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
A permissions issue was addressed by removing vulnerable code and adding additional checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
- Record
CVE-2024-27888- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-281
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-25081
A permissions issue was addressed by removing vulnerable code and adding additional checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
- Record
EUVD-2024-25081- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vm96-hfhp-3pvp
A permissions issue was addressed by removing vulnerable code and adding additional checks. This...
A permissions issue was addressed by removing vulnerable code and adding additional checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
- Record
GHSA-vm96-hfhp-3pvp- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-276, CWE-281
- 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-2024-27888 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Apple Macos, published July 29, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.18%, the 7th percentile. No source names a fixed version.