CVE-2024-27842: Apple macOS

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Apple macOS: from 14.0, before 14.5 (fixed in 14.5)

Published 2024-05-14. Last modified 2026-06-17.