Apple macOS up to 15.4 App Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Apple macOS up to 15.4. This impacts an unknown function of the component App. Such manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-31259. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 15.4 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component App. The impact remains unknown. CVE summarizes:

The issue was addressed with improved input sanitization. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.5. An app may be able to gain elevated privileges.

The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-31259 since 03/27/2025. 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 vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 265371 (macOS 26.x < 26.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (125110)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 15.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (265371) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-14382). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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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: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 265371
Nessus Name: macOS 26.x < 26.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (125110)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 15.5

Timelineinfo

03/27/2025 🔍
05/13/2025 +46 days 🔍
05/13/2025 +0 days 🔍
09/24/2025 +134 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-31259 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-31259
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-308570
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 05/13/2025 08:02
Updated: 09/24/2025 20:15
Changes: 05/13/2025 08:02 (55), 05/13/2025 17:36 (1), 09/24/2025 20:15 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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