CVE-2025-24174: An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences in Apple macOS
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3, macOS Ventura 13.7.3. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2025-24174) affects Apple macOS and involves an application potentially bypassing Privacy preferences, which could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive user data or system features. The issue was resolved by Apple through improved validation checks in specific macOS versions: Sequoia 15.3, Sonoma 14.7.3, and Ventura 13.7.3. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.7, indicating a high severity with local attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and impacts confidentiality and integrity but not availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an unprivileged application to bypass macOS Privacy preferences, potentially exposing sensitive user data or system controls that are normally protected. This could lead to confidentiality and integrity breaches. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official fixes by updating macOS to Sequoia 15.3, Sonoma 14.7.3, or Ventura 13.7.3 as these versions include the improved checks that address this vulnerability. No other mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2025-24174: An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences in Apple macOS
Description
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3, macOS Ventura 13.7.3. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.7high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2025-24174) affects Apple macOS and involves an application potentially bypassing Privacy preferences, which could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive user data or system features. The issue was resolved by Apple through improved validation checks in specific macOS versions: Sequoia 15.3, Sonoma 14.7.3, and Ventura 13.7.3. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.7, indicating a high severity with local attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and impacts confidentiality and integrity but not availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an unprivileged application to bypass macOS Privacy preferences, potentially exposing sensitive user data or system controls that are normally protected. This could lead to confidentiality and integrity breaches. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official fixes by updating macOS to Sequoia 15.3, Sonoma 14.7.3, or Ventura 13.7.3 as these versions include the improved checks that address this vulnerability. No other mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2025-01-17T00:00:44.990Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6909213efe7723195e053a14
Added to database: 11/03/2025, 21:40:14 UTC
Last enriched: 06/02/2026, 19:58:16 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC
Views: 72
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