Apple macOS up to 14.7/15.6 App permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple macOS up to 14.7/15.6. This affects an unknown part of the component App. Performing a manipulation results in permission. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-31268. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple macOS up to 14.7/15.6. This affects some unknown processing of the component App. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-275. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8, macOS Tahoe 26. An app may be able to access protected user data.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-31268 since 03/27/2025. The exploitability is told 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 09/25/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1222 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 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 14.8, 15.7 or 26.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (265371). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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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: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
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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 14.8/15.7/26.0

Timelineinfo

03/27/2025 CVE reserved
09/16/2025 +172 days Advisory disclosed
09/16/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/25/2025 +8 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-31268 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-31268
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-324183
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 09/16/2025 07:31
Updated: 09/25/2025 01:16
Changes: 09/16/2025 07:31 (57), 09/25/2025 01:16 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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