Apple macOS up to 13.6/14.6/15.3 App default permission

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 7.5 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 13.6/14.6/15.3 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component App. Such manipulation leads to default permission. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-24234. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 13.6/14.6/15.3. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component App. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a default permission vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-276. During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7.5, macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.
The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-24234 since 01/17/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/01/2025). This vulnerability is assigned to T1222 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
Upgrading to version 13.7, 14.7 or 15.4 eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
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Vendor
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5
VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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Exploiting
Class: Default permissionCWE: CWE-276 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: macOS 13.7/14.7/15.4
Timeline
01/17/2025 🔍04/01/2025 🔍
04/01/2025 🔍
04/01/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2025-24234 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-24234
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-302390
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
Entry
Created: 04/01/2025 08:19Changes: 04/01/2025 08:19 (57)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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