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CVE-2025-31244: A file quarantine bypass was addressed with additional checks

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High · fixed in 15.5 : patch affected systems soon.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 01:40 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 15.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 13 May 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 15.5 or later, where the vulnerability has been addressed with additional quarantine checks.

Description

CVE-2025-31244 is a high-severity vulnerability in macOS Sequoia that allowed an application to bypass file quarantine protections and potentially escape its sandbox. This issue was addressed with additional checks and fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.5.

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