CVE-2025-24233

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-03-31 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-863

Description

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5. A malicious app may be able to read or write to protected files.

Affected products

Apple macOS: from 13.0 before 13.7.5; from 14.0 before 14.7.5; from 15.0 before 15.4 — fixed in 13.7.5, 14.7.5, 15.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple macOS 13.7.5, 14.7.5, 15.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122373
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122374
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122375
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/10
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/8
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/9

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