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macOS 15.x < 15.4.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (122400)

high Nessus Plugin ID 234506

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Synopsis

The remote host is missing a macOS update that fixes multiple vulnerabilities

Description

The remote host is running a version of macOS / Mac OS X that is 15.x prior to 15.4.1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

 - A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in tvOS 18.4.1, visionOS 2.4.1, iOS iOS 18.4.1 and iPadOS 18.4.1, macOS Sequoia 15.4.1. Processing an audio stream in a maliciously crafted media file may result in code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals on iOS.
 (CVE-2025-31200)

 - This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in tvOS 18.4.1, visionOS 2.4.1, iOS iOS 18.4.1 and iPadOS 18.4.1, macOS Sequoia 15.4.1. An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to bypass Pointer Authentication. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals on iOS.
 (CVE-2025-31201)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the operating system's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to macOS 15.4.1 or later.

See Also

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122400

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 234506

File Name: macos_122400.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 4/16/2025

Updated: 5/1/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-31201

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-31200

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:apple:macos:15.0, cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:15.0

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/16/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/16/2025

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 5/8/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-31200, CVE-2025-31201

APPLE-SA: 122400

IAVA: 2025-A-0285