Is CVE-2024-27829 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-27829 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-27829?

CVE-2024-27829 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-27829?

CVE-2024-27829 has an EPSS score of 0.64% (46th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-27829?

Upgrade macos to 14.5 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-27829

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.5. Processing a file may lead to unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution.

CWE-788

How to fix

Remediation Available

macosNVD

Affected:>= 14.0, < 14.5Fixed in:14.5CVE-2024-27829derived 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

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.64%probability of exploitation in 30 days

46thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 46% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

Mailing List1

seclists.org

Other references1

support.apple.com

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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.