CISA Adds Apple CVE-2024-27834 to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog After Confirmed Exploitation
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added the Apple vulnerability CVE-2024-27834 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog after confirming active exploitation in the wild.
The flaw affects a wide range of Apple products and operating systems, including iOS, iPadOS, macOS, Safari, tvOS, and watchOS. It is classified as an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows arbitrary read and write operations when an attacker already holds some level of access.
According to the NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE-2024-27834 received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 and is rated Medium severity. The issue was identified in 2024 and addressed in security updates released at that time.
Federal civilian agencies are now required to remediate the vulnerability within the mandated timeframe ending November 18. CISA warns that the flaw carries a risk of widespread exploitation and urges organizations to verify patch deployment across all affected Apple devices and software.
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