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Security fix · CVE-2024-27820

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

Published Jun 10, 2024 · catalog updated Nov 4, 2026 · The issue was addressed

Last checked Nov 6, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2024-27820. EPSS is 1.02%. Act only if a listed version of The issue was addressed is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (The issue was addressed).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High8.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
1.02%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe apple/ipados · cpe apple/iphone os · cpe apple/macos · cpe apple/safari · cpe apple/tvos · cpe apple/visionos

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.2, watchOS 10.5. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe apple/ipados< 16.7.8
  • cpe apple/ipados< 17.5
  • cpe apple/iphone os< 16.7.8
  • cpe apple/iphone os< 17.5
  • cpe apple/macos< 14.5
  • cpe apple/safari< 17.5
  • cpe apple/tvos< 17.5
  • cpe apple/visionos< 1.2

How to fix CVE-2024-27820

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2024-27820. EPSS is 1.02%. Act only if a listed version of The issue was addressed is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with apple/iphone os < 16.7.8; apple/iphone os < 17.5. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-119: Buffer Overflow. EPSS 1.02%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jun 10, 2024 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.2, watchOS 10.5. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

  2. Nov 3, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.2, watchOS 10.5. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

  3. Nov 4, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.2, watchOS 10.5. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Sources

  • BSI CERT-BundGovernment advisoryCVE-2024-27820

    Apple macOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen

    wid.cert-bund.de
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-27820

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2024-27820

    The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.2, watchOS 10.5. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 6, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • BSI CERT-BundNov 6, 2026
  • CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
  • NIST NVDNov 4, 2026