Vulnerability
CVE-2024-27834
Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, Safari, tvOS and watchOS: Pointer Authentication bypass
Most severe levelDEFCON 3 · Substantial risk
Official data
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 · medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- EPSS
- 1.5% estimated probability of new attacks in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of CVEs. It is already exploited: according to FIRST, the KEV catalogue takes precedence over the estimate.
- CISA KEV catalogue
- Yes, since 4 November 2026
Sources: NVD (CVSS, weakness, publication), FIRST (EPSS), CISA (KEV catalogue).
Data read on 15 November 2026.
Timeline
- 14 May 2024Published on NVD
- 4 November 2026Added to the CISA KEV catalogue
In DefenceLevel briefings3 days
- 7 November 2026Still ongoingDEFCON 4
- 6 November 2026Still ongoingDEFCON 4
- 5 November 2026New in the last 24 hoursDEFCON 3
Last 12 months.
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