Apple macOS up to 13.6/14.6/15.3 symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple macOS up to 13.6/14.6/15.3. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes symlink. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-24253. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 13.6/14.6/15.3. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a symlink vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-61. The product, when opening a file or directory, does not sufficiently account for when the file is a symbolic link that resolves to a target outside of the intended control sphere. This could allow an attacker to cause the product to operate on unauthorized files. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7.5, macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5. An app may be able to access protected user data.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-24253 since 01/17/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 13.7, 14.7 or 15.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Symlink
CWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 13.7/14.7/15.4

Timelineinfo

01/17/2025 🔍
04/01/2025 +73 days 🔍
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04/07/2025 +6 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-24253 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-24253
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-302443
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 04/01/2025 08:41
Updated: 04/07/2025 15:45
Changes: 04/01/2025 08:41 (56), 04/07/2025 15:45 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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