CVE-2025-24231

Protected-file modification via undisclosed validation flaw

Published Mar 31, 2025 · Updated Jul 8, 2026

Protection bypass in Apple macOS Ventura before 13.7.5, Sonoma before 14.7.5, and Sequoia before 15.4 allows local users to alter protected files. Apple associates the flaw with Software Update on Sequoia and AppleMobileFileIntegrity on Sonoma and Ventura, but has not disclosed the check or input responsible. Execution of an app on the Mac is required; successful exploitation bypasses file-system protections and permits unauthorized modification, while file-reading or code-execution impacts are not reported.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability1.11%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Protection bypass in Apple macOS Ventura before 13.7.5, Sonoma before 14.7.5, and Sequoia before 15.4 allows local users to alter protected files. Apple associates the flaw with Software Update on Sequoia and AppleMobileFileIntegrity on Sonoma and Ventura, but has not disclosed the check or input responsible. Execution of an app on the Mac is required; successful exploitation bypasses file-system protections and permits unauthorized modification, while file-reading or code-execution impacts are not reported.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-24231
Published
Mar 31, 2025
Updated
Jul 8, 2026
Vendor
Apple
Product
macOS
Classifications
CWE-787, T1565.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 31, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jul 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <13.7.5
  2. Affected versionversion=0 <14.7.5
  3. Affected versionversion=0 <15.4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

Apple · macOSversion=0 <13.7.5; version=0 <14.7.5; version=0 <15.4

Published CVSS scores

9.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
T1565.001Stored Data Manipulation

Public exploit references

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Technologies

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