Input Sanitization Flaw in macOS Sequoia by Apple
CVE-2025-31259

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Apple
Status
Mac OS
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 May 2025

What is CVE-2025-31259?

An input sanitization flaw in macOS Sequoia allows an application to potentially gain elevated privileges. The issue stems from inadequate handling of user input, which could enable malicious applications to execute arbitrary code with higher permissions than intended. Apple has addressed this vulnerability in the 15.5 update of macOS Sequoia, enhancing the security framework to prevent such exploitations.

Affected Version(s)

macOS < 15.5

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122716

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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