Local arbitrary file access
Published Mar 31, 2025 · Updated Jul 22, 2026
File disclosure in NSDocument lets local users access arbitrary files on macOS Ventura before 13.7.5, Sonoma before 14.7.5, or Sequoia before 15.4. Apple states that improved state management addresses NSDocument but has not disclosed the affected state transition or how app-controlled input reaches file access. A malicious local app is required; the published record establishes file access but not file modification, deletion, privilege escalation, or remote reachability.
Summary
What happened
File disclosure in NSDocument lets local users access arbitrary files on macOS Ventura before 13.7.5, Sonoma before 14.7.5, or Sequoia before 15.4. Apple states that improved state management addresses NSDocument but has not disclosed the affected state transition or how app-controlled input reaches file access. A malicious local app is required; the published record establishes file access but not file modification, deletion, privilege escalation, or remote reachability.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-24232
- Published
- Mar 31, 2025
- Updated
- Jul 22, 2026
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- macOS
- Classifications
- CWE-200, T1005
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 31, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 22, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <13.7.5
- Affected versionversion=0 <14.7.5
- Affected versionversion=0 <15.4
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