CVE-2025-24146: This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical · fixed in 13.7.3 : patch affected systems as a priority.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 01:08 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 13.7.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 27 Jan 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Apply the official patches by upgrading to macOS Ventura 13.7.3, macOS Sequoia 15.3, or macOS Sonoma 14.7.3, where the issue has been fixed with improved redaction of sensitive information. No other mitigation is necessary once these updates are applied.
Description
CVE-2025-24146 is a critical vulnerability in macOS where deleting a conversation in Messages may expose user contact information in system logs. This issue was addressed by improving the redaction of sensitive information. The vulnerability is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7.3, macOS Sequoia 15.3, and macOS Sonoma 14.7.3.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24146 (opens in a new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/122068 (opens in a new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/122069 (opens in a new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/122070 (opens in a new tab)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/15 (opens in a new tab)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/16 (opens in a new tab)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/17 (opens in a new tab)