Apple macOS up to 13.7.4/14.7.4/15.3 App protection mechanism

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Apple macOS up to 13.7.4/14.7.4/15.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component App Handler. Performing a manipulation results in protection mechanism. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2025-30431. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 13.7.4/14.7.4/15.3. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code of the component App Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a protection mechanism vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-693. The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5. A malicious app may be able to access private information.

The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-30431 since 03/22/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/12/2026).

Upgrading to version 13.7.5, 14.7.5 or 15.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-210121). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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ADP CISA Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Protection mechanism
CWE: CWE-693
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 13.7.5/14.7.5/15.4

Timelineinfo

03/22/2025 CVE reserved
06/11/2026 +445 days Advisory disclosed
06/11/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/12/2026 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-30431 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-30431
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-370437
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 06/11/2026 22:38
Updated: 06/12/2026 05:52
Changes: 06/11/2026 22:38 (65), 06/12/2026 05:52 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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