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CVE-2025-24253VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-24253: Apple macOS · An app may be able to access protected user data

Affects Apple macOSSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical · fixed in 15.4 : patch Apple macOS as a priority.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.8Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 61% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 15.4, 14.7.5, 13.7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 31 Mar 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

Upgrade Apple macOS to 15.4, 14.7.5 or 13.7.5.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Apple macOSAffected
  • =0
  • <15.4
  • <14.7.5
  • <13.7.5
Fixed in
  • 15.4
  • 14.7.5
  • 13.7.5

AI-suggested

This 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. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patches.

Description

This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. 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 access protected user data.

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