7.5
HIGH
CVE-2024-27821
Apple iDevice Shortcut Sensitive Data Exposure
Description

A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, watchOS 10.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5. A shortcut may output sensitive user data without consent.

INFO

Published Date :

May 14, 2024, 3:13 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 1, 2024, 1:48 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2024-27821 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-27821 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple macos
2 Apple iphone_os
3 Apple watchos

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Writeup and PoC of CVE-2024-27821, for education purposes.

Objective-C Makefile

Updated: 6 days, 7 hours ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 17, 2024, 8:56 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-27821 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Cybersecurity News
Critical VMware vCenter Server Flaws Under Active Attack: CISA Issues Urgent Warning

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an urgent warning regarding two critical vulnerabilities in VMware vCenter Server that are currently being exploited in the ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 21, 2024 (3 days ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
WorkflowKit Race Vulnerability (CVE-2024-27821): Researcher Reveals Exploit that Let Malicious Apps Hijack Shortcuts

Security researcher Snoolie K has published an in-depth analysis of a significant security flaw in WorkflowKit, which has been assigned CVE-2024-27821. This vulnerability, dubbed the “WorkflowKit Race ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 21, 2024 (3 days, 8 hours ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-27821 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Aug. 01, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-22
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 10, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214106 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/12 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/16 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214101 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 10, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apple Inc. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/10 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214104 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, watchOS 10.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5. A shortcut may output sensitive user data without consent.
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214101 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214106 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214104 [No types assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-27821 is associated with the following CWEs:

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