Is CVE-2024-27842 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-27842 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-27842?

CVE-2024-27842 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-27842?

CVE-2024-27842 has an EPSS score of 0.33% (25th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-27842?

Upgrade macos to 14.5 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-27842

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

CWE-358

How to fix

Remediation Available

macosNVD

Affected:>= 14.0, < 14.5Fixed in:14.5CVE-2024-27842derived 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

0.33%probability of exploitation in 30 days

25thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 25% 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.