CVE-2025-24138: A malicious application may be able to leak sensitive user information in Apple macOS
This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3, macOS Ventura 13.7.3. A malicious application may be able to leak sensitive user information.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-24138 is a medium severity vulnerability in Apple macOS where a malicious application may leak sensitive user information due to improper state management. The issue has been resolved by Apple in macOS Sequoia 15.3, Sonoma 14.7.3, and Ventura 13.7.3 through improved state management. The CVSS vector indicates the attack requires local access with low complexity, no privileges, and user interaction, resulting in high confidentiality impact but no integrity or availability impact.
Potential Impact
A malicious application running locally with user interaction could leak sensitive user information, potentially compromising confidentiality. There is no impact on system integrity or availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official fixes by updating to macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3, or macOS Ventura 13.7.3. These updates address the vulnerability through improved state management. No additional mitigation is indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2025-24138: A malicious application may be able to leak sensitive user information in Apple macOS
Description
This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3, macOS Ventura 13.7.3. A malicious application may be able to leak sensitive user information.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.5medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-24138 is a medium severity vulnerability in Apple macOS where a malicious application may leak sensitive user information due to improper state management. The issue has been resolved by Apple in macOS Sequoia 15.3, Sonoma 14.7.3, and Ventura 13.7.3 through improved state management. The CVSS vector indicates the attack requires local access with low complexity, no privileges, and user interaction, resulting in high confidentiality impact but no integrity or availability impact.
Potential Impact
A malicious application running locally with user interaction could leak sensitive user information, potentially compromising confidentiality. There is no impact on system integrity or availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official fixes by updating to macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3, or macOS Ventura 13.7.3. These updates address the vulnerability through improved state management. No additional mitigation is indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2025-01-17T00:00:44.974Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69092139fe7723195e053762
Added to database: 11/03/2025, 21:40:09 UTC
Last enriched: 06/02/2026, 19:57:45 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC
Views: 104
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