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CVE-2025-24242 (GCVE-0-2025-24242)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-03-31 22:24 – Updated: 2026-04-02 18:26
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
4.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-01 04:08 UTC
CWE
  • An app with root privileges may be able to access private information
  • CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apple macOS Affected: 0 , < 15.4 (custom)
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