Location-data disclosure via insufficient path validation
Published May 13, 2024 · Updated Apr 2, 2026
Path traversal in Maps on affected Apple operating systems allows attackers to read sensitive location information through a malicious app. Maps performs insufficient validation while handling an app-controlled path, but Apple has not disclosed the affected path or file operation. An app must run on the device and user interaction is required; the reported consequence is location-data disclosure, not modification or service interruption.
Summary
What happened
Path traversal in Maps on affected Apple operating systems allows attackers to read sensitive location information through a malicious app. Maps performs insufficient validation while handling an app-controlled path, but Apple has not disclosed the affected path or file operation. An app must run on the device and user interaction is required; the reported consequence is location-data disclosure, not modification or service interruption.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-27810
- Published
- May 13, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 2, 2026
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- iOS
- Classifications
- CWE-28, CWE-22, T1005
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 13, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 2, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <17.5
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