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CVE-2024-27825

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.1)—

A downgrade issue affecting Intel-based Mac computers was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.5. An app may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Apple — Macos

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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