Apple iOS/iPadOS App Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component App. The manipulation results in Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-27801. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS (version now known). Affected is some unknown processing of the component App. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.2, watchOS 10.5. An app may be able to elevate privileges.

The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-27801 since 02/26/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 04/03/2026).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.8
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CNA Base Score: 8.4
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ADP CISA Base Score: 8.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

02/26/2024 🔍
06/11/2024 +105 days 🔍
06/11/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/03/2026 +661 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2024-27801 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-27801
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-267840
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 06/11/2024 07:38
Updated: 04/03/2026 19:58
Changes: 06/11/2024 07:38 (54), 08/26/2024 16:40 (21), 04/03/2026 19:58 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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