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CVE-2025-24153: A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling

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Authoritative record:CVE-2025-24153· Medium 6.7

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.7 Medium · fixed in 15.3 : update affected systems when convenient.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 01:07 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.7Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 15.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 27 Jan 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

Apply the official fix by updating to macOS Sequoia 15.3 or later, where this vulnerability has been addressed through improved memory handling. No other mitigation is indicated or necessary once the system is updated.

Description

CVE-2025-24153 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in macOS that allows an application with root privileges to potentially execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. The issue was addressed by improved memory handling and is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.3.

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