CVE-2025-31259

Screenshot disclosure during full-screen transitions

Published May 12, 2025 · Updated Apr 2, 2026

Privacy control bypass in macOS allows local users to capture screenshots of apps as they enter or exit full-screen mode. Apple identifies the Screenshots component and improved checks but has not disclosed which privacy check fails or how the transient frame becomes capturable. A locally running app is required; affected releases are before Sonoma 14.8, Sequoia 15.5 or 15.7, and Tahoe 26.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.24%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Privacy control bypass in macOS allows local users to capture screenshots of apps as they enter or exit full-screen mode. Apple identifies the Screenshots component and improved checks but has not disclosed which privacy check fails or how the transient frame becomes capturable. A locally running app is required; affected releases are before Sonoma 14.8, Sequoia 15.5 or 15.7, and Tahoe 26.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-31259
Published
May 12, 2025
Updated
Apr 2, 2026
Vendor
Apple
Product
macOS
Classifications
CWE-20, T1113
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 12, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 2, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <14.8
  2. Affected versionversion=0 <15.5
  3. Affected versionversion=0 <15.7
  4. Affected versionversion=0 <26

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Apple · macOSversion=0 <14.8; version=0 <15.5; version=0 <15.7; version=0 <26

Published CVSS scores

7.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
T1113Screen Capture

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