CVE-2025-24242

Root-only private information access via symlink mishandling

Published Mar 31, 2025 · Updated Apr 2, 2026

Improper link resolution in Apple macOS Sequoia before 15.4 allows local users with root privileges to access private information. The System Settings component resolves a symbolic link to an unintended resource during file access, but Apple has not disclosed the affected path or operation. Exploitation requires a locally running app with root privileges, and the reported consequence is confidentiality loss without integrity or availability impact.

CVSS severity4.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.29%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper link resolution in Apple macOS Sequoia before 15.4 allows local users with root privileges to access private information. The System Settings component resolves a symbolic link to an unintended resource during file access, but Apple has not disclosed the affected path or operation. Exploitation requires a locally running app with root privileges, and the reported consequence is confidentiality loss without integrity or availability impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-24242
Published
Mar 31, 2025
Updated
Apr 2, 2026
Vendor
Apple
Product
macOS
Classifications
CWE-59, T1005
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 31, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 2, 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 <15.4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Apple · macOSversion=0 <15.4

Published CVSS scores

4.4CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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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
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
T1005Data from Local System

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