CVE-2025-24233: A malicious app may be able to read or write to protected files in Apple macOS
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5. A malicious app may be able to read or write to protected files.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2025-24233) in Apple macOS involves a permissions issue that could allow a malicious app to bypass protections and read or write to files that should be protected. Apple fixed this issue by implementing additional restrictions in macOS Sequoia 15.4, Sonoma 14.7.5, and Ventura 13.7.5. The CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 reflects that the vulnerability can be exploited remotely without privileges or user interaction, resulting in full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
If exploited, a malicious app could gain unauthorized access to protected files, leading to complete compromise of system confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This could result in data theft, data manipulation, or denial of service on affected macOS systems.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official patches provided by Apple by upgrading to macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, or macOS Ventura 13.7.5. These versions include the fix that adds additional restrictions to prevent unauthorized read/write access to protected files. No other mitigation is indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2025-24233: A malicious app may be able to read or write to protected files in Apple macOS
Description
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5. A malicious app may be able to read or write to protected files.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.8critical
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2025-24233) in Apple macOS involves a permissions issue that could allow a malicious app to bypass protections and read or write to files that should be protected. Apple fixed this issue by implementing additional restrictions in macOS Sequoia 15.4, Sonoma 14.7.5, and Ventura 13.7.5. The CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 reflects that the vulnerability can be exploited remotely without privileges or user interaction, resulting in full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
If exploited, a malicious app could gain unauthorized access to protected files, leading to complete compromise of system confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This could result in data theft, data manipulation, or denial of service on affected macOS systems.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official patches provided by Apple by upgrading to macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, or macOS Ventura 13.7.5. These versions include the fix that adds additional restrictions to prevent unauthorized read/write access to protected files. No other mitigation is indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2025-01-17T00:00:45.006Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69092142fe7723195e053dff
Added to database: 11/03/2025, 21:40:18 UTC
Last enriched: 07/22/2026, 21:15:42 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 20:45:05 UTC
Views: 82
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