Protected-data access via SharedFileList sandbox restriction bypass
Published Jan 27, 2025 · Updated Apr 2, 2026
Missing authorization in Apple macOS before 15.3 allows local users to access protected user data through SharedFileList. SharedFileList permits an application to cross a sandbox boundary without the authorization restrictions needed to protect user data. A user must run the application; Apple has not disclosed the affected SharedFileList operation or the exact data reachable through the bypass.
Summary
What happened
Missing authorization in Apple macOS before 15.3 allows local users to access protected user data through SharedFileList. SharedFileList permits an application to cross a sandbox boundary without the authorization restrictions needed to protect user data. A user must run the application; Apple has not disclosed the affected SharedFileList operation or the exact data reachable through the bypass.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-24108
- Published
- Jan 27, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 2, 2026
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- macOS
- Classifications
- CWE-862, T1005
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 27, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 2, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <15.3
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