CVE-2025-24249: An app may be able to check the existence of an arbitrary path on the file system in Apple macOS
A permissions issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5. An app may be able to check the existence of an arbitrary path on the file system.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability arises from insufficient sandbox restrictions in macOS that allow an application to determine whether arbitrary paths exist on the file system. Apple addressed this permissions issue by implementing additional sandbox restrictions. The flaw could lead to unauthorized information disclosure about the file system structure. The issue is resolved in macOS Sequoia 15.4, Sonoma 14.7.5, and Ventura 13.7.5.
Potential Impact
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain knowledge about the presence or absence of files or directories on the system, potentially aiding further attacks or privacy violations. The CVSS score of 9.8 indicates a critical impact with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability consequences.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official fixes by upgrading to macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, or macOS Ventura 13.7.5. These versions include the necessary sandbox restrictions to prevent this vulnerability. No other mitigations are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2025-24249: An app may be able to check the existence of an arbitrary path on the file system in Apple macOS
Description
A permissions issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5. An app may be able to check the existence of an arbitrary path on the file system.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.8critical
Affected software
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Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability arises from insufficient sandbox restrictions in macOS that allow an application to determine whether arbitrary paths exist on the file system. Apple addressed this permissions issue by implementing additional sandbox restrictions. The flaw could lead to unauthorized information disclosure about the file system structure. The issue is resolved in macOS Sequoia 15.4, Sonoma 14.7.5, and Ventura 13.7.5.
Potential Impact
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain knowledge about the presence or absence of files or directories on the system, potentially aiding further attacks or privacy violations. The CVSS score of 9.8 indicates a critical impact with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability consequences.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official fixes by upgrading to macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, or macOS Ventura 13.7.5. These versions include the necessary sandbox restrictions to prevent this vulnerability. No other mitigations 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: 69091e14c28fd46ded86963f
Added to database: 11/03/2025, 21:26:44 UTC
Last enriched: 07/22/2026, 21:15:50 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC
Views: 84
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