CVE-2025-30444: Mounting a maliciously crafted SMB network share may lead to system termination in Apple macOS
A race condition was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5. Mounting a maliciously crafted SMB network share may lead to system termination.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a race condition in the handling of SMB network shares on Apple macOS. An attacker can exploit this by mounting a specially crafted SMB share, which may lead to system termination (crash). The issue is resolved by improved locking to prevent the race condition. The fix is included in macOS Sequoia 15.4, Sonoma 14.7.5, and Ventura 13.7.5.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can cause system termination, resulting in denial of service. The CVSS score of 9.8 indicates high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no indication of known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available 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 vulnerability.
CVE-2025-30444: Mounting a maliciously crafted SMB network share may lead to system termination in Apple macOS
Description
A race condition was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5. Mounting a maliciously crafted SMB network share may lead to system termination.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.8critical
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a race condition in the handling of SMB network shares on Apple macOS. An attacker can exploit this by mounting a specially crafted SMB share, which may lead to system termination (crash). The issue is resolved by improved locking to prevent the race condition. The fix is included in macOS Sequoia 15.4, Sonoma 14.7.5, and Ventura 13.7.5.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can cause system termination, resulting in denial of service. The CVSS score of 9.8 indicates high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no indication of known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available 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 vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2025-03-22T00:04:43.718Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69091e1ac28fd46ded869919
Added to database: 11/03/2025, 21:26:50 UTC
Last enriched: 06/24/2026, 14:32:47 UTC
Last updated: 07/07/2026, 10:33:19 UTC
Views: 162
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