CVE-2025-30461: An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions on the system pasteboards
Source GCVE Database
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
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 15.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 31 Mar 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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.