CVE-2024-27798 (GCVE-0-2024-27798)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-05-13 23:00 – Updated: 2026-04-02 18:07
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Summary
An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, macOS Ventura 13.6.7. An attacker may be able to elevate privileges.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • An attacker may be able to elevate privileges
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple macOS Affected: 0 , < 12.7.5 (custom)
Affected: 0 , < 13.6.7 (custom)
Affected: 0 , < 14.5 (custom)
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