Apple macOS up to 13.6/14.6/15.2 downgrade

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 13.6/14.6/15.2 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Such manipulation leads to downgrade. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-24109. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple macOS up to 13.6/14.6/15.2. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a downgrade vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-757. A protocol or its implementation supports interaction between multiple actors and allows those actors to negotiate which algorithm should be used as a protection mechanism such as encryption or authentication, but it does not select the strongest algorithm that is available to both parties. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A downgrade issue was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions. 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 sensitive user data.

The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-24109 since 01/17/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1562.010.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 214660 (macOS 13.x < 13.7.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (122070)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 13.7, 14.7 or 15.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (214660). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Downgrade
CWE: CWE-757
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 214660
Nessus Name: macOS 13.x < 13.7.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (122070)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 13.7/14.7/15.3

Timelineinfo

01/17/2025 🔍
01/28/2025 +11 days 🔍
01/28/2025 +0 days 🔍
04/08/2026 +435 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-24109 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-24109
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-293780
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 01/28/2025 07:30
Updated: 04/08/2026 16:21
Changes: 01/28/2025 07:30 (55), 01/28/2025 18:55 (2), 03/19/2025 15:38 (12), 04/08/2026 16:21 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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