Local access to sensitive user data
Published May 12, 2025 · Updated Apr 2, 2026
Information disclosure in Apple macOS Sequoia before 15.5 allows local users to read sensitive user data through a local app. Finder's privacy controls fail to prevent the app's access, but Apple has not published the affected data paths or incorrect authorization operation. Execution under a low-privileged local account is required; the documented consequence is disclosure without integrity or availability impact.
Summary
What happened
Information disclosure in Apple macOS Sequoia before 15.5 allows local users to read sensitive user data through a local app. Finder's privacy controls fail to prevent the app's access, but Apple has not published the affected data paths or incorrect authorization operation. Execution under a low-privileged local account is required; the documented consequence is disclosure without integrity or availability impact.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-31236
- Published
- May 12, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 2, 2026
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- macOS
- Classifications
- CWE-200, T1005
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 12, 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 <15.5
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