Is CVE-2024-27789 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-27789 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-27789?

CVE-2024-27789 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-27789?

CVE-2024-27789 has an EPSS score of 0.62% (45th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-27789?

Upgrade ipados to 16.7.8 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-27789

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, macOS Monterey 12.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.7. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.

CWE-922

How to fix

Remediation Available

ipadosNVD

Affected:< 16.7.8Fixed in:16.7.8CVE-2024-27789derived from NVD

iphone osNVD

Affected:< 16.7.8Fixed in:16.7.8CVE-2024-27789derived from NVD

macosNVD

Affected:>= 14.0, < 14.4Fixed in:14.4CVE-2024-27789derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.62%probability of exploitation in 30 days

45thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 45% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory8

Mailing List3

Other references4

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-02.