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CVE-2024-27834

Improper Authentication: Is CVE-2024-27834 real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community verdict.

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Exploited in wild
Yes
CISA KEV · Nov 4, 2026
Public exploit
None known
Metasploit/EDB/PoC
Base severity
5.5 Medium
CVSS
Exploitation prob.
0.6%
FIRST EPSS
Weakness
CWE-287 · Improper Authentication
CWE

Confirmed exploited in the wild. Patch this first, regardless of the base score.

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Real — exploited in the wild

CISA confirms active exploitation. Treat scanner hits as true positives unless your specific version or config is unaffected.

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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

The issue was addressed with improved checks. 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, watchOS 10.5. An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to bypass Pointer Authentication.

Published · Added to CISA KEV (904 days after publication)

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  1. Added to CISA KEV · confirmed exploited in the wild
  2. Published by NVD

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    Same weakness: CWE-287 · Improper Authentication.