Privacy Preference Bypass in macOS by Apple
CVE-2025-24174

7.7HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Apple
Status
Vendor
CVE Published:
27 January 2025

Summary

An identified issue allows certain applications to potentially bypass established Privacy preferences on macOS systems. This vulnerability affects multiple versions of macOS, including Ventura, Sequoia, and Sonoma, leading to possible unauthorized access to user data. Apple has actively addressed this issue through enhanced validation measures in the specified updates, ensuring improvements to user privacy and system security.

Affected Version(s)

macOS < 14.7

macOS < 15.3

macOS < 13.7

References

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.7
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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