Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in macOS - CVE-2024-27799
Published: August 5, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95281
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27799
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local application to log keystrokes in other apps.
The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed security restrictions in IOHIDFamily. A local unprivileged application can log keystrokes in other apps including those using secure input mode.
Affected software
macOS
Apple iOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS
iPadOS
How to mitigate CVE-2024-27799
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - addressed in versions 14.5 23F79, 12.7.5 21H1222, 13.6.7 22G720
Apple iOS - update to 16.7.8 20H343
iPadOS - update to 16.7.8
Apple iOS - update to 16.7.8 20H343
iPadOS - update to 16.7.8