Fixed:A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges

MacOS Sonoma 14.7.5
Released March 31, 2025

AccountPolicy
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges
Description: This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.
CVE-2025-24234: an anonymous researcher

AirDrop
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to read arbitrary file metadata
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2025-24097: Ron Masas of BREAKPOINT.SH

App Store
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: A malicious app may be able to access private information
Description: This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.
CVE-2025-24276: an anonymous researcher

Apple Account
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An attacker in a privileged network position can track a user's activity
Description: The issue was addressed with improved handling of protocols.
CVE-2024-40864: Wojciech Regula of SecuRing (wojciechregula.blog)

AppleMobileFileIntegrity
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-24272: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
CVE-2025-24231: Claudio Bozzato and Francesco Benvenuto of Cisco Talos

AppleMobileFileIntegrity
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: A malicious app may be able to read or write to protected files
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2025-24233: Claudio Bozzato and Francesco Benvenuto of Cisco Talos.

AppleMobileFileIntegrity
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data
Description: A privacy issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.
CVE-2025-30443: Bohdan Stasiuk (@bohdan_stasiuk)

Audio
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to arbitrary code execution
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2025-24243: Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

Audio
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted font may result in the disclosure of process memory
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2025-24244: Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

Automator
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to access protected user data
Description: A permissions issue was addressed by removing vulnerable code and adding additional checks.
CVE-2025-30460: an anonymous researcher

BiometricKit
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination
Description: A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2025-24237: Yutong Xiu

Calendar
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to break out of its sandbox
Description: A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.
CVE-2025-30429: Denis Tokarev (@illusionofcha0s)

Calendar
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to break out of its sandbox
Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-24212: Denis Tokarev (@illusionofcha0s)

CloudKit
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: A malicious app may be able to access private information
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-24215: Kirin (@Pwnrin)

CoreAudio
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: Playing a malicious audio file may lead to an unexpected app termination
Description: An out-of-bounds read issue was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2025-24230: Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

CoreMedia
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 17.2.
Description: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
CVE-2025-24085

CoreMedia
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions.
CVE-2025-24236: Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) and Nolan Astrein of Kandji

CoreMedia
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted video file may lead to unexpected app termination or corrupt process memory
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2025-24190: Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

CoreMedia
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted video file may lead to unexpected app termination or corrupt process memory
Description: This issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2025-24211: Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

CoreMedia Playback
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: A malicious app may be able to access private information
Description: A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.
CVE-2025-30454: pattern-f (@pattern_F_)

CoreServices
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: This issue was addressed through improved state management.
CVE-2025-31191: Jonathan Bar Or (@yo_yo_yo_jbo) of Microsoft, and an anonymous researcher

CoreServices
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to gain root privileges
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved file handling.
CVE-2025-24170: YingQi Shi (@Mas0nShi) of DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab and Minghao Lin (@Y1nKoc), Stephan Casas

Crash Reporter
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to gain root privileges
Description: A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation.
CVE-2025-24277: Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Kandji and Gergely Kalman (@gergely_kalman), and an anonymous researcher

curl
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An input validation issue was addressed
Description: This is a vulnerability in open source code and Apple Software is among the affected projects. The CVE-ID was assigned by a third party. Learn more about the issue and CVE-ID at cve.org.
CVE-2024-9681

Disk Images
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to break out of its sandbox
Description: A file access issue was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2025-24255: an anonymous researcher

DiskArbitration
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to gain root privileges
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2025-24267: an anonymous researcher

DiskArbitration
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to gain root privileges
Description: A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation.
CVE-2025-30456: Gergely Kalman (@gergely_kalman)

Dock
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: A malicious app may be able to access private information
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-30455: Mickey Jin (@patch1t), and an anonymous researcher

Dock
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system
Description: This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.
CVE-2025-31187: Rodolphe BRUNETTI (@eisw0lf) of Lupus Nova

dyld
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: Apps that appear to use App Sandbox may be able to launch without restriction
Description: A library injection issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2025-30462: Pietro Francesco Tirenna, Davide Silvetti, Abdel Adim Oisfi of Shielder (shielder.com)

Foundation
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service
Description: An uncontrolled format string issue was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2025-24199: Manuel Fernandez (Stackhopper Security)

Foundation
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: The issue was resolved by sanitizing logging
CVE-2025-30447: LFY@secsys from Fudan University

GPU Drivers
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to disclose kernel memory
Description: The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.
CVE-2025-24256: Murray Mike, Anonymous working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

GPU Drivers
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory
Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2025-24273: Wang Yu of Cyberserval
CVE-2025-30464: ABC Research s.r.o.

ImageIO
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: Parsing an image may lead to disclosure of user information
Description: A logic error was addressed with improved error handling.
CVE-2025-24210: Anonymous working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

Installer
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to check the existence of an arbitrary path on the file system
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions.
CVE-2025-24249: YingQi Shi(@Mas0nShi) of DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab and Minghao Lin (@Y1nKoc)

Installer
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: A sandboxed app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-24229: an anonymous researcher

Kerberos Helper
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination or heap corruption
Description: A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2025-24235: Dave G.

Kernel
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: A malicious app may be able to attempt passcode entries on a locked device and thereby cause escalating time delays after 4 failures
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2025-30432: Michael (Biscuit) Thomas - @biscuit@social.lol

Kernel
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-24203: Ian Beer of Google Project Zero

Kernel
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An attacker with user privileges may be able to read kernel memory
Description: A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2025-24196: Joseph Ravichandran (@0xjprx) of MIT CSAIL

LaunchServices
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: A malicious JAR file may bypass Gatekeeper checks
Description: This issue was addressed with improved handling of executable types.
CVE-2025-24148: Kenneth Chew

Libinfo
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: A user may be able to elevate privileges
Description: An integer overflow was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2025-24195: Paweł Płatek (Trail of Bits)

libxml2
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: Parsing a file may lead to an unexpected app termination
Description: This is a vulnerability in open source code and Apple Software is among the affected projects. The CVE-ID was assigned by a third party. Learn more about the issue and CVE-ID at cve.org.
CVE-2025-27113
CVE-2024-56171

libxpc
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to break out of its sandbox
Description: This issue was addressed through improved state management.
CVE-2025-24178: an anonymous researcher

libxpc
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to delete files for which it does not have permission
Description: This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks.
CVE-2025-31182: 风沐云烟(@binary_fmyy) and Minghao Lin(@Y1nKoc), Alex Radocea and Dave G. of Supernetworks

libxpc
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to gain elevated privileges
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-24238: an anonymous researcher

Mail
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: "Block All Remote Content" may not apply for all mail previews
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions.
CVE-2025-24172: an anonymous researcher

manpages
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks.
CVE-2025-30450: Pwn2car

Maps
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to read sensitive location information
Description: A path handling issue was addressed with improved logic.
CVE-2025-30470: LFY@secsys from Fudan University

NSDocument
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: A malicious app may be able to access arbitrary files
Description: This issue was addressed through improved state management.
CVE-2025-24232: an anonymous researcher

OpenSSH
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data
Description: An injection issue was addressed with improved validation.
CVE-2025-24246: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

PackageKit
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-24261: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

PackageKit
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-24164: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

PackageKit
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: A malicious app with root privileges may be able to modify the contents of system files
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2025-30446: Pedro Tôrres (@t0rr3sp3dr0)

Parental Controls
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to retrieve Safari bookmarks without an entitlement check
Description: This issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks.
CVE-2025-24259: Noah Gregory (wts.dev)

Photos Storage
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: Deleting a conversation in Messages may expose user contact information in system logging
Description: A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction.
CVE-2025-30424: an anonymous researcher

Power Services
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to break out of its sandbox
Description: This issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks.
CVE-2025-24173: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

Sandbox
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An input validation issue was addressed
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-30452: an anonymous researcher

Sandbox
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to access protected user data
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2025-24181: Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e)

Security
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: A remote user may be able to cause a denial-of-service
Description: A validation issue was addressed with improved logic.
CVE-2025-30471: Bing Shi, Wenchao Li, Xiaolong Bai of Alibaba Group, Luyi Xing of Indiana University Bloomington

Security
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: A malicious app acting as a HTTPS proxy could get access to sensitive user data
Description: This issue was addressed with improved access restrictions.
CVE-2025-24250: Wojciech Regula of SecuRing (wojciechregula.blog)

Share Sheet
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: A malicious app may be able to dismiss the system notification on the Lock Screen that a recording was starte
Description: This issue was addressed with improved access restrictions.
CVE-2025-30438: Halle Winkler, Politepix theoffcuts.org

Shortcuts
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data
Description: An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions.
CVE-2025-24280: Kirin (@Pwnrin)

Shortcuts
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: A Shortcut may run with admin privileges without authentication
Description: An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2025-31194: Dolf Hoegaerts

Shortcuts
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: A shortcut may be able to access files that are normally inaccessible to the Shortcuts app
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation.
CVE-2025-30465: an anonymous researcher

Shortcuts
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: A shortcut may be able to access files that are normally inaccessible to the Shortcuts app
Description: This issue was addressed with improved access restrictions.
CVE-2025-30433: Andrew James Gonzalez

Siri
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An attacker with physical access may be able to use Siri to access sensitive user data
Description: This issue was addressed by restricting options offered on a locked device.
CVE-2025-24198: Richard Hyunho Im (@richeeta) with routezero.security

Siri
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: The issue was addressed with improved restriction of data container access.
CVE-2025-31183: Kirin (@Pwnrin), Bohdan Stasiuk (@bohdan_stasiuk)

Siri
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data
Description: An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2025-24205: YingQi Shi(@Mas0nShi) of DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab and Minghao Lin (@Y1nKoc)

SMB
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: Mounting a maliciously crafted SMB network share may lead to system termination
Description: A race condition was addressed with improved locking.
CVE-2025-30444: Dave G.

SMB
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Description: A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2025-24228: Joseph Ravichandran (@0xjprx) of MIT CSAIL

smbx
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An attacker in a privileged position may be able to perform a denial-of-service
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2025-24260: zbleet of QI-ANXIN TianGong Team

Software Update
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: A user may be able to elevate privileges
Description: This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks.
CVE-2025-24254: Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e)

Spotlight
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions.
CVE-2024-54533: Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of OffSec

Storage Management
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to enable iCloud storage features without user consent
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2025-24207: 风沐云烟 (binary_fmyy) and Minghao Lin (@Y1nKoc), YingQi Shi (@Mas0nShi) of DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab

Storage Kit
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to gain root privileges
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2025-30449: an anonymous researcher, Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e)

Storage Kit
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to access protected user data
Description: This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks.
CVE-2025-24253: Mickey Jin (@patch1t), Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Kandji

Storage Kit
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences
Description: A race condition was addressed with additional validation.
CVE-2025-31188: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

Storage Kit
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data
Description: A race condition was addressed with additional validation.
CVE-2025-24240: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

System Settings
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to access protected user data
Description: This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks.
CVE-2025-24278: Zhongquan Li (@Guluisacat)

System Migration
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: A malicious app may be able to create symlinks to protected regions of the disk
Description: This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks.
CVE-2025-30457: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

Voice Control
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to access contacts
Description: This issue was addressed with improved file handling.
CVE-2025-24279: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

Window Server
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination
Description: A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-24247: PixiePoint Security

Window Server
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to trick a user into copying sensitive data to the pasteboard
Description: A configuration issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2025-24241: Andreas Hegenberg (folivora.AI GmbH)

Xsan
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination
Description: A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2025-24266: an anonymous researcher

Xsan
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination
Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2025-24265: an anonymous researcher

Xsan
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory
Description: A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2025-24157: an anonymous researcher