CVE-2025-24247: An attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination in Apple macOS
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5. An attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a type confusion flaw in Apple macOS that could be exploited by an attacker to cause unexpected termination of applications. The issue was resolved by Apple through improved type checking in the affected components. The fix is included in macOS Sequoia 15.4, Sonoma 14.7.5, and Ventura 13.7.5. The CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 reflects network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation may lead to unexpected termination of applications, potentially causing denial of service and impacting system availability. The CVSS score indicates that confidentiality and integrity could also be severely affected, though the primary described impact is application termination.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available and included 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 this vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2025-24247: An attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination in Apple macOS
Description
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5. An attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.8critical
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a type confusion flaw in Apple macOS that could be exploited by an attacker to cause unexpected termination of applications. The issue was resolved by Apple through improved type checking in the affected components. The fix is included in macOS Sequoia 15.4, Sonoma 14.7.5, and Ventura 13.7.5. The CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 reflects network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation may lead to unexpected termination of applications, potentially causing denial of service and impacting system availability. The CVSS score indicates that confidentiality and integrity could also be severely affected, though the primary described impact is application termination.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available and included 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 this vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2025-01-17T00:00:45.009Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69091e13c28fd46ded869607
Added to database: 11/03/2025, 21:26:43 UTC
Last enriched: 07/09/2026, 08:41:22 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC
Views: 118
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