Apple macOS up to 15.3 Environment Variable access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Apple macOS up to 15.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Environment Variable Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-24191. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 15.3. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Environment Variable Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The issue was addressed with improved validation of environment variables. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-24191 since 01/17/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 15.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

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

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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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 15.4

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01/17/2025 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-24191 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-24191
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-302578
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 04/01/2025 09:39
Changes: 04/01/2025 09:39 (57)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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