CVE-2025-24242

Published: Mar 31, 2025Modified: Nov 3, 2025

4.4

Vector

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

Exploitability: 0.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)

Description

This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4. An app with root privileges may be able to access private information.

Affected (1)

Products: Apple: Macos

Apple

1 product

Macos

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Apple Macos	Before 15.4

Related CWEs

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

References (2)

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

Source: product-security@apple.com

Vendor Advisory

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Timeline

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