CVE-2025-24135 (GCVE-0-2025-24135)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-01-27 21:45 – Updated: 2026-04-02 18:14
VLAI
Summary
This issue was addressed with improved message validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.3. An app may be able to gain elevated privileges.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-03-25 13:34 UTC
CWE
  • An app may be able to gain elevated privileges
  • CWE-276 - Incorrect Default Permissions
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apple macOS Affected: 0 , < 15.3 (custom)
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