| 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. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component App. The manipulation leads to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-24238. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS (version unknown). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component App. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation 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. The summary by CVE is:
A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7.5, tvOS 18.4, iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5. An app may be able to gain elevated privileges.
It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-24238 since 01/17/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/01/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1222 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 233570 (macOS 14.x < 14.7.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (122374)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (233570). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
License
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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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Default permissionCWE: CWE-276 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 233570
Nessus Name: macOS 14.x < 14.7.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (122374)
Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Timeline
01/17/2025 🔍04/01/2025 🔍
04/01/2025 🔍
04/01/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2025-24238 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-24238
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-302435
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
Entry
Created: 04/01/2025 08:40Updated: 04/01/2025 10:15
Changes: 04/01/2025 08:40 (54), 04/01/2025 09:02 (2), 04/01/2025 10:15 (2)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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