CVE-2025-24277

high

Description

A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122375

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122374

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122373

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/9

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/8

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/10

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-03-31

Updated: 2026-04-02

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

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