8.8
HIGH
CVE-2025-24156
Apple macOS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

An integer overflow was addressed through improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7.3, macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3. An app may be able to elevate privileges.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 27, 2025, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 30, 2025, 4:43 p.m.

Source :

product-security@apple.com

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-24156 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple macos
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2025-24156.

URL Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122068 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122069 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122070 Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2025-24156 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • seclists.org
APPLE-SA-01-27-2025-6 macOS Ventura 13.7.3

Full Disclosure mailing list archives From: Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure () seclists org> Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 14:53:53 -0800 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SH ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 28, 2025 (3 weeks, 1 day ago)
  • seclists.org
APPLE-SA-01-27-2025-5 macOS Sonoma 14.7.3

Full Disclosure mailing list archives From: Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure () seclists org> Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 14:53:27 -0800 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SH ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 28, 2025 (3 weeks, 1 day ago)
  • seclists.org
APPLE-SA-01-27-2025-4 macOS Sequoia 15.3

Full Disclosure mailing list archives From: Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure () seclists org> Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 14:53:03 -0800 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SH ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 28, 2025 (3 weeks, 1 day ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-24156 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    Jan. 30, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE NIST CWE-190
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 13.7.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.0 up to (excluding) 14.7.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 15.0 up to (excluding) 15.3
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/122068 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/122068 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/122069 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/122069 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/122070 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/122070 Vendor Advisory
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jan. 28, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-190
  • New CVE Received by product-security@apple.com

    Jan. 27, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description An integer overflow was addressed through improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7.3, macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3. An app may be able to elevate privileges.
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/122068
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/122069
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/122070
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-24156 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-24156 weaknesses.

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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