VDB-293853 · CVE-2025-24135 · Nessus 214659

Apple macOS up to 15.2 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 15.2. It has been rated as critical. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-24135. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple macOS up to 15.2. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

This issue was addressed with improved message validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.3. An app may be able to gain elevated privileges.

The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-24135 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 T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 214659 (macOS 15.x < 15.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (122068)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 15.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (214659). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

macOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 214659
Nessus Name: macOS 15.x < 15.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (122068)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: macOS 15.3

Timelineinfo

01/17/2025 🔍
01/28/2025 +11 days 🔍
01/28/2025 +0 days 🔍
01/29/2025 +1 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-24135 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-24135
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-293853
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 01/28/2025 07:42
Updated: 01/29/2025 03:53
Changes: 01/28/2025 07:42 (56), 01/29/2025 03:53 (2)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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