Apple macOS up to 13.6/14.6/15.2 Restrictions permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 13.6/14.6/15.2. It has been classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Restrictions Handler. Performing a manipulation results in permission. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-24114. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple macOS up to 13.6/14.6/15.2. This affects an unknown code block of the component Restrictions Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-275. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A permissions issue was addressed with additional 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 modify protected parts of the file system.

The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-24114 since 01/17/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1222 for this issue.

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). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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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

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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-2025-24114 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-24114
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-293781
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 (57), 01/28/2025 18:55 (2), 04/08/2026 16:21 (22)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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