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macOS 14.x < 14.8.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (125636)

high Nessus Plugin ID 272227

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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 14.x prior to 14.8.2. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

 - There exists a vulnerability in SQLite versions before 3.50.2 where the number of aggregate terms could exceed the number of columns available. This could lead to a memory corruption issue. We recommend upgrading to version 3.50.2 or above. (CVE-2025-6965)

 - REXML is an XML toolkit for Ruby. The REXML gem before 3.3.6 has a DoS vulnerability when it parses an XML that has many deep elements that have same local name attributes. If you need to parse untrusted XMLs with tree parser API like REXML::Document.new, you may be impacted to this vulnerability. If you use other parser APIs such as stream parser API and SAX2 parser API, this vulnerability is not affected. The REXML gem 3.3.6 or later include the patch to fix the vulnerability. (CVE-2024-43398)

 - REXML is an XML toolkit for Ruby. The REXML gem before 3.3.9 has a ReDoS vulnerability when it parses an XML that has many digits between &# and x...; in a hex numeric character reference (&#x...;). This does not happen with Ruby 3.2 or later. Ruby 3.1 is the only affected maintained Ruby. The REXML gem 3.3.9 or later include the patch to fix the vulnerability. (CVE-2024-49761)

 - A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iPadOS 17.7.6, macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.1, macOS Ventura 13.7.5. A shortcut may be able to access files that are normally inaccessible to the Shortcuts app. (CVE-2025-30465)

 - A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.2, visionOS 2.4. An app may be able to access sensitive user data. (CVE-2025-31199)

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 14.8.2 or later.

See Also

https://support.apple.com/en-us/125636

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 272227

File Name: macos_125636.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: Local

Agent: macosx

Published: 11/3/2025

Updated: 5/26/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-6965

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.1

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.7

Threat Score: 8.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:A

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-49761

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:apple:macos:14.0, cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:14.0

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/3/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/22/2024

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 4/3/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-43398, CVE-2024-49761, CVE-2025-30465, CVE-2025-31199, CVE-2025-43322, CVE-2025-43334, CVE-2025-43335, CVE-2025-43336, CVE-2025-43338, CVE-2025-43348, CVE-2025-43361, CVE-2025-43372, CVE-2025-43373, CVE-2025-43379, CVE-2025-43380, CVE-2025-43382, CVE-2025-43389, CVE-2025-43391, CVE-2025-43394, CVE-2025-43395, CVE-2025-43396, CVE-2025-43397, CVE-2025-43398, CVE-2025-43401, CVE-2025-43405, CVE-2025-43407, CVE-2025-43408, CVE-2025-43410, CVE-2025-43411, CVE-2025-43412, CVE-2025-43413, CVE-2025-43414, CVE-2025-43420, CVE-2025-43445, CVE-2025-43446, CVE-2025-43448, CVE-2025-43468, CVE-2025-43469, CVE-2025-43472, CVE-2025-43474, CVE-2025-43476, CVE-2025-43477, CVE-2025-43478, CVE-2025-43479, CVE-2025-43494, CVE-2025-43498, CVE-2025-43499, CVE-2025-43510, CVE-2025-43520, CVE-2025-6442, CVE-2025-6965

APPLE-SA: 125636

IAVA: 2025-A-0815-S