Apple iOS/iPadOS App path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component App. Performing a manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-27871. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS (unknown version). This affects an unknown code block of the component App. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6. An app may be able to access protected user data.

The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-27871 since 02/26/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/04/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

02/26/2024 🔍
07/30/2024 +154 days 🔍
07/30/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/04/2026 +613 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-27871 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-27871
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-273033
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 07/30/2024 10:31
Updated: 04/04/2026 06:58
Changes: 07/30/2024 10:31 (55), 07/31/2024 03:57 (1), 08/13/2024 04:57 (12), 04/04/2026 06:58 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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