VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2025-24274
An input validation issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.23%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.23%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An input validation issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.5, macOS Sonoma 14.7.6, macOS Ventura 13.7.6. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.23% probability · 14th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- apple/macos
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122716Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122717Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122718Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/May/7
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/May/8
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/May/9
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.