CVE-2024-27828

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-27828?

Published advisories record a fix for 5 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Q: Is CVE-2024-27828 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2024-27828 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.27% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 18% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2024-27828?

CVE-2024-27828 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2024-27828 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for ipados (NVD), iphone os (NVD), tvos (NVD), visionos (NVD), and 1 more. Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.2, watchOS 10.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

CWE-786 CWE-788

How to fix

Remediation Available

ipadosNVD

Affected:< 17.5Fixed in:17.5CVE-2024-27828derived from NVD

iphone osNVD

Affected:< 17.5Fixed in:17.5CVE-2024-27828derived from NVD

tvosNVD

Affected:< 17.5Fixed in:17.5CVE-2024-27828derived from NVD

visionosNVD

Affected:< 1.2Fixed in:1.2CVE-2024-27828derived from NVD

watchosNVD

Affected:< 17.5Fixed in:17.5CVE-2024-27828derived from NVD

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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

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.27%probability of exploitation in 30 days

18thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 18% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory8

Third-Party Advisory1

seclists.org

Other references4

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-786 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-46724	High	8.6	4.0%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-27808	High	8.8	1.2%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-0522	High	7.1	1.0%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-0351	High	7.8	0.6%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-5700	High	7.0	0.4%	-	Fix
CVE-2026-20058	Medium	5.8	0.4%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2024-27828?

Published advisories record a fix for 5 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Is CVE-2024-27828 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2024-27828 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.27% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 18% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2024-27828?

CVE-2024-27828 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2024-27828 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for ipados (NVD), iphone os (NVD), tvos (NVD), visionos (NVD), and 1 more. Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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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.