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CVE-2025-30461: An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions on the system pasteboards

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Authoritative record:CVE-2025-30461· Critical 9.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical · fixed in 15.4 : patch affected systems as a priority.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 16:08 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.8Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 15.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 31 Mar 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 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

Apply the official fix by updating to macOS Sequoia 15.4 or later, where the vulnerability has been addressed with additional sandbox restrictions on system pasteboards.

Description

CVE-2025-30461 is a critical vulnerability in macOS related to an access issue with system pasteboards. The flaw allowed apps to potentially access protected user data due to insufficient sandbox restrictions. This issue has been fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4.

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