Apple Safari: A maliciously crafted webpage may be able to fingerprint the user
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-359.
Summary
This issue was addressed with improvements to the noise injection algorithm. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.5, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, visionOS 1.2. A maliciously crafted webpage may be able to fingerprint the user.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | Safari | before 17.5 | 17.5 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | before 17.5 | 17.5 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | macOS | before 14.5 | 14.5 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | visionOS | before 1.2 | 1.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Safari VendorApple Affected before 17.5 Fixed in 17.5 Patch available CNA
- iOS and iPadOS VendorApple Affected before 17.5 Fixed in 17.5 Patch available CNA
- macOS VendorApple Affected before 14.5 Fixed in 14.5 Patch available CNA
- visionOS VendorApple Affected before 1.2 Fixed in 1.2 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 17.5 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 17.5 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 17.5 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 14.0 to before 14.5 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 17.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 17.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 17.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.0 to before 14.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Safari (Apple) Fixed in 17.5
- Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 17.5
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 14.5
- Fix · CNA visionOS (Apple) Fixed in 1.2
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apple visionOS 1.2
21 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 2 HIGH, 11 MEDIUM, 8 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-18415 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An app may be able to elevate privilegesPriority HIGH 78
- TI-2024-18429 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority HIGH 69
- TI-2024-18458 Apple Safari: A website's permission dialog may persist after navigation away from the…Priority MEDIUM 48
- Release ·
Apple macOS 14.5
16 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 2 HIGH, 8 MEDIUM, 6 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-18415 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An app may be able to elevate privilegesPriority HIGH 78
- TI-2024-18429 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority HIGH 69
- TI-2024-18458 Apple Safari: A website's permission dialog may persist after navigation away from the…Priority MEDIUM 48
Show 2 more groups
- Release ·
Apple iOS and iPadOS 17.5
14 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 2 HIGH, 6 MEDIUM, 6 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-18415 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An app may be able to elevate privilegesPriority HIGH 78
- TI-2024-18429 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority HIGH 69
- TI-2024-18446 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An app may be able to elevate privilegesPriority MEDIUM 48
- Release ·
Apple Safari 17.5
8 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 5 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-18458 Apple Safari: A website's permission dialog may persist after navigation away from the…Priority MEDIUM 48
- TI-2024-18434 Memory corruption in Apple SafariPriority MEDIUM 48
- TI-2024-18464 Memory corruption in Apple SafariPriority MEDIUM 42
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-27850
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xf4m-339r-jvfr
- 2026-10-16 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Advisory 5
More Apple Ipados vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-27850 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-27850 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xf4m-339r-jvfr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-27850 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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