CVE-2025-24165: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination in Apple macOS
CVE-2025-24165 is a vulnerability in Apple macOS where a permissions issue could allow an app to cause unexpected system termination. The issue has been addressed with additional restrictions and fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, and macOS Ventura 13.7.5.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a permissions issue in Apple macOS that could be exploited by an application to cause unexpected system termination. Apple has fixed this issue by implementing additional restrictions in macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, and macOS Ventura 13.7.5. No CVSS score or detailed technical exploitation information is provided. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Potential Impact
An application exploiting this permissions issue could cause the macOS system to terminate unexpectedly, potentially leading to denial of service or disruption of normal operations. No further impact details or exploitation methods are provided.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vulnerability is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, and macOS Ventura 13.7.5. Users and administrators should update to these versions or later to remediate the issue. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
CVE-2025-24165: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination in Apple macOS
Description
CVE-2025-24165 is a vulnerability in Apple macOS where a permissions issue could allow an app to cause unexpected system termination. The issue has been addressed with additional restrictions and fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, and macOS Ventura 13.7.5.
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a permissions issue in Apple macOS that could be exploited by an application to cause unexpected system termination. Apple has fixed this issue by implementing additional restrictions in macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, and macOS Ventura 13.7.5. No CVSS score or detailed technical exploitation information is provided. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Potential Impact
An application exploiting this permissions issue could cause the macOS system to terminate unexpectedly, potentially leading to denial of service or disruption of normal operations. No further impact details or exploitation methods are provided.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vulnerability is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, and macOS Ventura 13.7.5. Users and administrators should update to these versions or later to remediate the issue. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2025-01-17T00:00:44.988Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a2b05c1815e7002b81e9956
Added to database: 6/11/2026, 7:00:17 PM
Last enriched: 6/11/2026, 7:30:31 PM
Last updated: 6/12/2026, 3:57:25 AM
Views: 6
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