A vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-24253 involves improper handling of symbolic links (symlinks) in macOS, which could allow an application to access protected user data. This issue has been addressed with improved symlink handling and is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7.5, macOS Sequoia 15.4, and macOS Sonoma 14.7.5. The vulnerability has a critical severity rating with a CVSS score of 9.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.