CVE-2024-27821

MEDIUM

iPadOS < 17.5 - Unprotected User Data Exposure via Path Handling Issue

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2024-27821. PoCs published by 0xilis.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a README file referencing a writeup and PoC for CVE-2024-27821, but no actual exploit code is present. The writeup is linked to an external blog post.

Description

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

Exploits (1)

nomisec WRITEUP 5 stars
by 0xilis · poc
https://github.com/0xilis/CVE-2024-27821

This repository contains a README file referencing a writeup and PoC for CVE-2024-27821, but no actual exploit code is present. The writeup is linked to an external blog post.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: unspecified
No auth needed
Prerequisites: access to the linked writeup for details
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 4.7
EPSS 0.0092
EPSS Percentile 55.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (7)
Apple/iOS and iPadOS < 17.5
apple/ipados < 17.5
apple/iphone_os < 17.5
Apple/macOS < 14.5
apple/macos 14.0 - 14.5
apple/watchos < 10.5
Apple/watchOS < 10.5
Published May 14, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026