CVE-2025-24136

MEDIUM EPSS 19.7%

Published Jan 27, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago

4.4 CVSS 3.1

Medium

Published Jan 27, 2025 1y ago

Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3, macOS Ventura 13.7.3. A malicious app may be able to create symlinks to protected regions of the disk.

CVSS Details

Base Score

4.4

Exploitability

1.8

Impact

2.5

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

User Interaction Required

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability

19.7% percentile

Exploit & Patch Status

No Known Exploit

No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-59

Affected Products 3

Vendor	Product	Version	Range
apple	macos	*	<13.7.3
apple	macos	*	≥14.0 – <14.7.3
apple	macos	*	≥15.0 – <15.3

References 6

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

Release Notes
support.apple.com https://support.apple.com/en-us/122069

Release Notes
support.apple.com https://support.apple.com/en-us/122070

Release Notes

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.