Permissions Issue in Apple macOS Products Exposing Protected Files
CVE-2025-24233

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor
Apple
Status
Mac OS
Vendor
CVE Published:
31 March 2025

Summary

A permissions vulnerability has been identified in Apple's macOS that allows potentially malicious applications to gain unauthorized access to protected files. This situation arises due to inadequate restrictions, which could permit these apps to read or modify sensitive data. The problem has been rectified in macOS Ventura 13.7.5, macOS Sequoia 15.4, and macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, which include enhanced security measures to safeguard against such threats.

Affected Version(s)

macOS < 15.4

macOS < 14.7

macOS < 13.7

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122373
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122374
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122375

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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