CVE-2025-24241

Sensitive-data exposure via pasteboard copy deception

Published Mar 31, 2025 · Updated Jun 18, 2026

Access control in Apple macOS Ventura before 13.7.5, Sonoma before 14.7.5, and Sequoia before 15.4 allows local users to expose data. Apple identifies a WindowServer configuration issue corrected by additional restrictions but does not disclose the specific setting or operation that mishandles the copy request. Exploitation requires a locally running app to deceive a user into copying sensitive data, after which the data is placed on the system pasteboard.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability1.03%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Access control in Apple macOS Ventura before 13.7.5, Sonoma before 14.7.5, and Sequoia before 15.4 allows local users to expose data. Apple identifies a WindowServer configuration issue corrected by additional restrictions but does not disclose the specific setting or operation that mishandles the copy request. Exploitation requires a locally running app to deceive a user into copying sensitive data, after which the data is placed on the system pasteboard.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-24241
Published
Mar 31, 2025
Updated
Jun 18, 2026
Vendor
Apple
Product
macOS
Classifications
CWE-284
Attack vector
local
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 31, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jun 18, 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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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-284Improper Access Control

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