CVE-2025-24254

CVSS 3.1 Score 8.8 of 10 (high)

Details

Published Mar 31, 2025

Updated: Apr 7, 2025

CWE ID 269

Summary

CVE-2025-24254 is a recently identified vulnerability affecting macOS. It involves insufficient validation of symlinks, which could allow a user to potentially elevate their privileges. This issue has been rectified in the latest updates to macOS Ventura 13.7.5, macOS Sequoia 15.4, and macOS Sonoma 14.7.5. By enhancing symlink validation, Apple mitigated the risk of this privilege escalation vulnerability.

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MacOS

Affected Vendors

Apple

Advisories, Assessments, and Mitigations

https://app.recordedfuture.com/live/sc/entity/2ifqkq
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-24254
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24254

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