CVE-2025-24094 in macOS
Summary
by MITRE • 01/28/2025
A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3, macOS Ventura 13.7.3. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 04/08/2026
This vulnerability represents a race condition flaw that emerged in Apple's macOS operating system across multiple versions including Sequoia 15.3, Sonoma 14.7.3, and Ventura 13.7.3. The race condition occurs when multiple processes or threads attempt to access shared resources simultaneously, creating a window where system validation checks may be bypassed or inadequately enforced. The vulnerability stems from insufficient synchronization mechanisms that allow for temporal gaps in security validation, potentially enabling unauthorized access to sensitive user data. This type of flaw falls under the broader category of concurrency issues that are commonly classified under CWE-362, which specifically addresses race conditions in software systems. The security implications are significant as the flaw could be exploited by malicious applications to gain unauthorized access to user-sensitive information through carefully timed operations that exploit the temporal window of the race condition.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple data access issues as it represents a fundamental weakness in the operating system's privilege management and data protection mechanisms. Attackers could potentially leverage this race condition to escalate privileges or access confidential user information, including personal documents, credentials, or other sensitive data stored on the system. The timing aspect of the vulnerability means that exploitation requires precise coordination with system operations, making it particularly challenging to detect and prevent through standard security monitoring approaches. This aligns with ATT&CK technique T1068 which covers the exploitation of system vulnerabilities for privilege escalation, and T1566 which addresses social engineering through the exploitation of system weaknesses. The vulnerability's presence across multiple macOS versions indicates a systemic issue that affected a broad user base, necessitating immediate remediation across all impacted platforms.
The fix implemented by Apple addresses the race condition through additional validation checks that strengthen the synchronization mechanisms protecting sensitive data access. This remediation approach aligns with security best practices for preventing race conditions by ensuring proper locking mechanisms, atomic operations, and comprehensive validation before granting access to protected resources. The update specifically targets the temporal gaps that previously allowed unauthorized access, implementing stricter controls that prevent concurrent access patterns from creating exploitable conditions. Organizations and users should prioritize immediate deployment of these security updates to mitigate the risk of exploitation, particularly in environments where sensitive data processing occurs. The vulnerability demonstrates the critical importance of proper concurrency control in operating system design, as race conditions can provide attackers with opportunities to bypass security controls that would otherwise be effective. System administrators should monitor for any suspicious access patterns or unauthorized data access attempts that could indicate exploitation attempts, while also ensuring that all affected systems receive the necessary security patches to close the vulnerability window.