CVE-2025-24120

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-01-27 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-772

Description

This issue was addressed by improved management of object lifetimes. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3, macOS Ventura 13.7.3. An attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination.

Affected products

Apple macOS: before 13.7.3; from 14.0 before 14.7.3; from 15.0 before 15.3 — fixed in 13.7.3, 14.7.3, 15.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple macOS 13.7.3, 14.7.3, 15.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122068
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122069
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122070
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/15
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/16
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/17

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