CVE-2025-24254 — Improper Privilege Management in Apple Macos

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management5 documents3 sources
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.4%
top 38.33%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Apple MacosApple Macos SequoiaApple Macos Sonoma+1 more
Timeline
PublishedMar 31
Latest updateApr 1

Description

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5. A user may be able to elevate privileges.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages5 packages

▶Appleapple/macos_sonoma14.7.5
▶Appleapple/macos_ventura13.7.5
▶CVEListV5apple/macos< 13.7.5+2
▶NVDapple/macos13.0 — 13.7.5+2

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-6p7v-mm3j-hhhh: This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks↗2025-04-01
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Apple
CVE-2025-24254: macOS Ventura 13.7.5↗2025-03-31
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Apple
CVE-2025-24254: macOS Sonoma 14.7.5↗2025-03-31
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Apple
CVE-2025-24254: macOS Sequoia 15.4↗2025-03-31
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