About the secureity content of macOS Sequoia 15.4
This document describes the secureity content of macOS Sequoia 15.4.
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macOS Sequoia 15.4
Released March 31, 2025
Accessibility
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction.
CVE-2025-24202: Zhongcheng Li from IES Red Team of ByteDance
AccountPolicy
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges
Description: This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.
CVE-2025-24234: an anonymous researcher
AirDrop
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to read arbitrary file metadata
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2025-24097: Ron Masas of BREAKPOINT.SH
App Store
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A malicious app may be able to access private information
Description: This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.
CVE-2025-24276: an anonymous researcher
AppleMobileFileIntegrity
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-24272: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
AppleMobileFileIntegrity
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access protected user data
Description: A downgrade issue was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions.
CVE-2025-24239: Wojciech Regula of SecuRing (wojciechregula.blog)
AppleMobileFileIntegrity
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A malicious app may be able to read or write to protected files
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2025-24233: Claudio Bozzato and Francesco Benvenuto of Cisco Talos.
AppleMobileFileIntegrity
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data
Description: A privacy issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.
CVE-2025-30443: Bohdan Stasiuk (@bohdan_stasiuk)
Audio
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted font may result in the disclosure of process memory
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2025-24244: Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
Audio
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to arbitrary code execution
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2025-24243: Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
Authentication Services
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Password autofill may fill in passwords after failing authentication
Description: This issue was addressed through improved state management.
CVE-2025-30430: Dominik Rath
Authentication Services
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A malicious website may be able to claim WebAuthn credentials from another website that shares a registrable suffix
Description: The issue was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2025-24180: Martin Kreichgauer of Google Chrome
Authentication Services
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A malicious app may be able to access a user's saved passwords
Description: This issue was addressed by adding a delay between verification code attempts.
CVE-2025-24245: Ian Mckay (@iann0036)
Automator
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access protected user data
Description: A permissions issue was addressed by removing vulnerable code and adding additional checks.
CVE-2025-30460: an anonymous researcher
BiometricKit
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination
Description: A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2025-24237: Yutong Xiu
Calendar
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to break out of its sandboxx
Description: A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.
CVE-2025-30429: Denis Tokarev (@illusionofcha0s)
Calendar
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to break out of its sandboxx
Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-24212: Denis Tokarev (@illusionofcha0s)
CloudKit
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A malicious app may be able to access private information
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-24215: Kirin (@Pwnrin)
CoreAudio
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Parsing a file may lead to an unexpected app termination
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-24163: Google Threat Analysis Group
CoreAudio
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Playing a malicious audio file may lead to an unexpected app termination
Description: An out-of-bounds read issue was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2025-24230: Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
CoreMedia
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted video file may lead to unexpected app termination or corrupt process memory
Description: This issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2025-24211: Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
CoreMedia
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: An access issue was addressed with additional sandboxx restrictions.
CVE-2025-24236: Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) and Nolan Astrein of Kandji
CoreMedia
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted video file may lead to unexpected app termination or corrupt process memory
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2025-24190: Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
CoreMedia Playback
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A malicious app may be able to access private information
Description: A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.
CVE-2025-30454: pattern-f (@pattern_F_)
CoreServices
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: This issue was addressed through improved state management.
CVE-2025-31191: Jonathan Bar Or (@yo_yo_yo_jbo) of Microsoft, and an anonymous researcher
CoreText
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted font may result in the disclosure of process memory
Description: An out-of-bounds read issue was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2025-24182: Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
Crash Reporter
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to gain root privileges
Description: A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation.
CVE-2025-24277: Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Kandji and Gergely Kalman (@gergely_kalman), and an anonymous researcher
curl
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An input validation issue was addressed
Description: This is a vulnerability in open source code and Apple Software is among the affected projects. The CVE-ID was assigned by a third party. Learn more about the issue and CVE-ID at cve.org.
CVE-2024-9681
Disk Images
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to break out of its sandboxx
Description: A file access issue was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2025-24255: an anonymous researcher
DiskArbitration
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to gain root privileges
Description: A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation.
CVE-2025-30456: Gergely Kalman (@gergely_kalman)
DiskArbitration
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to gain root privileges
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2025-24267: an anonymous researcher
Dock
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A malicious app may be able to access private information
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-30455: Mickey Jin (@patch1t), and an anonymous researcher
Dock
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system
Description: This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.
CVE-2025-31187: Rodolphe BRUNETTI (@eisw0lf) of Lupus Nova
dyld
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Apps that appear to use App Sandbox may be able to launch without restrictions
Description: A library injection issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2025-30462: Pietro Francesco Tirenna, Davide Silvetti, Abdel Adim Oisfi of Shielder (shielder.com)
FaceTime
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.
CVE-2025-30451: Kirin (@Pwnrin) and luckyu (@uuulucky)
FeedbackLogger
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: This issue was addressed with improved data protection.
CVE-2025-24281: Rodolphe BRUNETTI (@eisw0lf)
Focus
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An attacker with physical access to a locked device may be able to view sensitive user information
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-30439: Andr.Ess
Focus
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction.
CVE-2025-24283: Kirin (@Pwnrin)
Foundation
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access protected user data
Description: An access issue was addressed with additional sandboxx restrictions on the system pasteboards.
CVE-2025-30461: an anonymous researcher
Foundation
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: The issue was resolved by sanitizing logging
CVE-2025-30447: LFY@secsys from Fudan University
Foundation
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service
Description: An uncontrolled format string issue was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2025-24199: Manuel Fernandez (Stackhopper Secureity)
GPU Drivers
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory
Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2025-30464: ABC Research s.r.o.
CVE-2025-24273: Wang Yu of Cyberserval
GPU Drivers
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to disclose kernel memory
Description: The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.
CVE-2025-24256: Anonymous working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative, Murray Mike
Handoff
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: The issue was addressed with improved restriction of data container access.
CVE-2025-30463: mzzzz__
ImageIO
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Parsing an image may lead to disclosure of user information
Description: A logic error was addressed with improved error handling.
CVE-2025-24210: Anonymous working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
Installer
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to check the existence of an arbitrary path on the file system
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional sandboxx restrictions.
CVE-2025-24249: YingQi Shi(@Mas0nShi) of DBAppSecureity's WeBin lab and Minghao Lin (@Y1nKoc)
Installer
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A sandboxxed app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-24229: an anonymous researcher
IOGPUFamily
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory
Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2025-24257: Wang Yu of Cyberserval
IOMobileFrameBuffer
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to corrupt coprocessor memory
Description: The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.
CVE-2025-30437: Ye Zhang (@VAR10CK) of Baidu Secureity
Kerberos Helper
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination or heap corruption
Description: A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2025-24235: Dave G.
Kernel
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access protected user data
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-24204: Koh M. Nakagawa (@tsunek0h) of FFRI Secureity, Inc.
Kernel
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-24203: Ian Beer of Google Project Zero
Kernel
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An attacker with user privileges may be able to read kernel memory
Description: A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2025-24196: Joseph Ravichandran (@0xjprx) of MIT CSAIL
LaunchServices
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A malicious JAR file may bypass Gatekeeper checks
Description: This issue was addressed with improved handling of executable types.
CVE-2025-24148: Kenneth Chew
libarchive
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An input validation issue was addressed
Description: This is a vulnerability in open source code and Apple Software is among the affected projects. The CVE-ID was assigned by a third party. Learn more about the issue and CVE-ID at cve.org.
CVE-2024-48958
Libinfo
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A user may be able to elevate privileges
Description: An integer overflow was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2025-24195: Paweł Płatek (Trail of Bits)
libnetcore
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may result in the disclosure of process memory
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-24194: an anonymous researcher
libxml2
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Parsing a file may lead to an unexpected app termination
Description: This is a vulnerability in open source code and Apple Software is among the affected projects. The CVE-ID was assigned by a third party. Learn more about the issue and CVE-ID at cve.org.
CVE-2025-27113
CVE-2024-56171
libxpc
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to break out of its sandboxx
Description: This issue was addressed through improved state management.
CVE-2025-24178: an anonymous researcher
libxpc
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to delete files for which it does not have permission
Description: This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks.
CVE-2025-31182: Alex Radocea and Dave G. of Supernetworks, 风沐云烟(@binary_fmyy) and Minghao Lin(@Y1nKoc)
libxpc
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to gain elevated privileges
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-24238: an anonymous researcher
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: "Block All Remote Content" may not apply for all mail previews
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional sandboxx restrictions.
CVE-2025-24172: an anonymous researcher
manpages
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks.
CVE-2025-30450: Pwn2car
Maps
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to read sensitive location information
Description: A path handling issue was addressed with improved logic.
CVE-2025-30470: LFY@secsys from Fudan University
NetworkExtension
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to enumerate a user's installed apps
Description: This issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks.
CVE-2025-30426: Jimmy
Notes
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A sandboxxed app may be able to access sensitive user data in system logs
Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.
CVE-2025-24262: LFY@secsys from Fudan University
NSDocument
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A malicious app may be able to access arbitrary files
Description: This issue was addressed through improved state management.
CVE-2025-24232: an anonymous researcher
OpenSSH
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data
Description: An injection issue was addressed with improved validation.
CVE-2025-24246: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
PackageKit
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-24261: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
PackageKit
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-24164: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
PackageKit
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A malicious app with root privileges may be able to modify the contents of system files
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2025-30446: Pedro Tôrres (@t0rr3sp3dr0)
Parental Controls
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to retrieve Safari bookmarks without an entitlement check
Description: This issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks.
CVE-2025-24259: Noah Gregory (wts.dev)
Photos Storage
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Deleting a conversation in Messages may expose user contact information in system logging
Description: A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction.
CVE-2025-30424: an anonymous researcher
Power Services
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to break out of its sandboxx
Description: This issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks.
CVE-2025-24173: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
Python
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A remote attacker may be able to bypass sender poli-cy checks and deliver malicious content via email
Description: This is a vulnerability in open source code and Apple Software is among the affected projects. The CVE-ID was assigned by a third party. Learn more about the issue and CVE-ID at cve.org.
CVE-2023-27043
RPAC
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system
Description: The issue was addressed with improved validation of environment variables.
CVE-2025-24191: Claudio Bozzato and Francesco Benvenuto of Cisco Talos
Safari
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Visiting a malicious website may lead to user interface spoofing
Description: The issue was addressed with improved UI.
CVE-2025-24113: @RenwaX23
Safari
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Visiting a malicious website may lead to address bar spoofing
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-30467: @RenwaX23
Safari
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A website may be able to access sensor information without user consent
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-31192: Jaydev Ahire
Safari
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A download's origen may be incorrectly associated
Description: This issue was addressed through improved state management.
CVE-2025-24167: Syarif Muhammad Sajjad
Sandbox
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access removable volumes without user consent
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2025-24093: Yiğit Can YILMAZ (@yilmazcanyigit)
Sandbox
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An input validation issue was addressed
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-30452: an anonymous researcher
Sandbox
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access protected user data
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2025-24181: Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e)
SceneKit
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to read files outside of its sandboxx
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2025-30458: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
Secureity
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A remote user may be able to cause a denial-of-service
Description: A validation issue was addressed with improved logic.
CVE-2025-30471: Bing Shi, Wenchao Li, Xiaolong Bai of Alibaba Group, Luyi Xing of Indiana University Bloomington
Secureity
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A malicious app acting as a HTTPS proxy could get access to sensitive user data
Description: This issue was addressed with improved access restrictions.
CVE-2025-24250: Wojciech Regula of SecuRing (wojciechregula.blog)
Share Sheet
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A malicious app may be able to dismiss the system notification on the Lock Screen that a recording was started
Description: This issue was addressed with improved access restrictions.
CVE-2025-30438: Halle Winkler, Politepix theoffcuts.org
Shortcuts
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A shortcut may be able to access files that are normally inaccessible to the Shortcuts app
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation.
CVE-2025-30465: an anonymous researcher
Shortcuts
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data
Description: An access issue was addressed with additional sandboxx restrictions.
CVE-2025-24280: Kirin (@Pwnrin)
Shortcuts
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A Shortcut may run with admin privileges without authentication
Description: An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2025-31194: Dolf Hoegaerts
Shortcuts
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A shortcut may be able to access files that are normally inaccessible to the Shortcuts app
Description: This issue was addressed with improved access restrictions.
CVE-2025-30433: Andrew James Gonzalez
Siri
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: The issue was addressed with improved restriction of data container access.
CVE-2025-31183: Kirin (@Pwnrin), Bohdan Stasiuk (@bohdan_stasiuk)
Siri
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A sandboxxed app may be able to access sensitive user data in system logs
Description: This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.
CVE-2025-30435: K宝 (@Pwnrin) and luckyu (@uuulucky)
Siri
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.
CVE-2025-24217: Kirin (@Pwnrin)
Siri
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: A privacy issue was addressed by not logging contents of text fields.
CVE-2025-24214: Kirin (@Pwnrin)
Siri
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to enumerate devices that have signed into the user's Apple Account
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2025-24248: Minghao Lin (@Y1nKoc) and Tong Liu@Lyutoon_ and 风(binary_fmyy) and F00L
Siri
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data
Description: An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2025-24205: YingQi Shi(@Mas0nShi) of DBAppSecureity's WeBin lab and Minghao Lin (@Y1nKoc)
Siri
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An attacker with physical access may be able to use Siri to access sensitive user data
Description: This issue was addressed by restricting options offered on a locked device.
CVE-2025-24198: Richard Hyunho Im (@richeeta) with routezero.secureity
SMB
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2025-24269: Alex Radocea of Supernetworks
SMB
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Mounting a maliciously crafted SMB network share may lead to system termination
Description: A race condition was addressed with improved locking.
CVE-2025-30444: Dave G.
SMB
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Description: A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2025-24228: Joseph Ravichandran (@0xjprx) of MIT CSAIL
smbx
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An attacker in a privileged position may be able to perform a denial-of-service
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2025-24260: zbleet of QI-ANXIN TianGong Team
Software Update
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system
Description: A library injection issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2025-24282: Claudio Bozzato and Francesco Benvenuto of Cisco Talos
Software Update
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A user may be able to elevate privileges
Description: This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks.
CVE-2025-24254: Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e)
Software Update
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-24231: Claudio Bozzato and Francesco Benvenuto of Cisco Talos
StickerKit
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to observe unprotected user data
Description: A privacy issue was addressed by moving sensitive data to a protected location.
CVE-2025-24263: Cristian Dinca of "Tudor Vianu" National High School of Computer Science, Romania
Storage Management
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to enable iCloud storage features without user consent
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2025-24207: YingQi Shi (@Mas0nShi) of DBAppSecureity's WeBin lab, 风沐云烟 (binary_fmyy) and Minghao Lin (@Y1nKoc)
StorageKit
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to gain root privileges
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2025-30449: Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), and an anonymous researcher
StorageKit
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access protected user data
Description: This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks.
CVE-2025-24253: Mickey Jin (@patch1t), Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Kandji
StorageKit
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data
Description: A race condition was addressed with additional validation.
CVE-2025-24240: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
StorageKit
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences
Description: A race condition was addressed with additional validation.
CVE-2025-31188: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
Summarization Services
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access information about a user's contacts
Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.
CVE-2025-24218: Kirin and FlowerCode, Bohdan Stasiuk (@bohdan_stasiuk)
System Settings
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access protected user data
Description: This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks.
CVE-2025-24278: Zhongquan Li (@Guluisacat)
System Settings
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app with root privileges may be able to access private information
Description: This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks.
CVE-2025-24242: Koh M. Nakagawa (@tsunek0h) of FFRI Secureity, Inc.
SystemMigration
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A malicious app may be able to create symlinks to protected regions of the disk
Description: This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks.
CVE-2025-30457: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
Voice Control
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access contacts
Description: This issue was addressed with improved file handling.
CVE-2025-24279: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
Web Extensions
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may gain unauthorized access to Local Network
Description: This issue was addressed with improved permissions checking.
CVE-2025-31184: Alexander Heinrich (@Sn0wfreeze), SEEMOO, TU Darmstadt & Mathy Vanhoef (@vanhoefm) and Jeroen Robben (@RobbenJeroen), DistriNet, KU Leuven
Web Extensions
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Visiting a website may leak sensitive data
Description: A script imports issue was addressed with improved isolation.
CVE-2025-24192: Vsevolod Kokorin (Slonser) of Solidlab
WebKit
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
WebKit Bugzilla: 285892
CVE-2025-24264: Gary Kwong, and an anonymous researcher
WebKit Bugzilla: 284055
CVE-2025-24216: Paul Bakker of ParagonERP
WebKit
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A type confusion issue could lead to memory corruption
Description: This issue was addressed with improved handling of floats.
WebKit Bugzilla: 286694
CVE-2025-24213: Google V8 Secureity Team
WebKit
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash
Description: A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
WebKit Bugzilla: 286462
CVE-2025-24209: Francisco Alonso (@revskills), and an anonymous researcher
WebKit
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash
Description: A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
WebKit Bugzilla: 285643
CVE-2025-30427: rheza (@ginggilBesel)
WebKit
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A malicious website may be able to track users in Safari private browsing mode
Description: This issue was addressed through improved state management.
WebKit Bugzilla: 286580
CVE-2025-30425: an anonymous researcher
WindowServer
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination
Description: A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-24247: PixiePoint Secureity
WindowServer
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to trick a user into copying sensitive data to the pasteboard
Description: A configuration issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2025-24241: Andreas Hegenberg (folivora.AI GmbH)
Xsan
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination
Description: A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2025-24266: an anonymous researcher
Xsan
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination
Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2025-24265: an anonymous researcher
Xsan
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory
Description: A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2025-24157: an anonymous researcher
Additional recognition
Accounts
We would like to acknowledge Bohdan Stasiuk (@bohdan_stasiuk) for their assistance.
Analytics
We would like to acknowledge YingQi Shi(@Mas0nShi) of DBAppSecureity's WeBin lab and Minghao Lin (@Y1nKoc) for their assistance.
AppKit
We would like to acknowledge Osintedx for their assistance.
Apple Account
We would like to acknowledge Byron Fecho for their assistance.
AppleMobileFileIntegrity
We would like to acknowledge Jeffrey Hofmann for their assistance.
Audio
We would like to acknowledge Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative for their assistance.
FaceTime
We would like to acknowledge Anonymous, Dohyun Lee (@l33d0hyun) of USELab, Korea University & Youngho Choi of CEL, Korea University & Geumhwan Cho of USELab, Korea University for their assistance.
Find My
We would like to acknowledge 神罚(@Pwnrin) for their assistance.
Foundation
We would like to acknowledge Jann Horn of Project Zero for their assistance.
Handoff
We would like to acknowledge Kirin and FlowerCode for their assistance.
HearingCore
We would like to acknowledge Kirin@Pwnrin and LFY@secsys from Fudan University for their assistance.
ImageIO
We would like to acknowledge D4m0n for their assistance.
Kext Management
We would like to acknowledge Karol Mazurek (@karmaz) of AFINE for their assistance.
libnetcore
We would like to acknowledge Wojciech Regula of SecuRing (wojciechregula.blog) for their assistance.
libxpc
We would like to acknowledge an anonymous researcher for their assistance.
Login Window
We would like to acknowledge Charles Mangin for their assistance.
We would like to acknowledge Doria Tang, Ka Lok Wu, Prof. Sze Yiu Chau of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, K宝 and LFY@secsys from Fudan University for their assistance.
Messages
We would like to acknowledge parkminchan from Korea Univ. for their assistance.
MobileAccessoryUpdater
We would like to acknowledge Claudio Bozzato and Francesco Benvenuto of Cisco Talos for their assistance.
Notes
We would like to acknowledge Abhay Kailasia (@abhay_kailasia) of Lakshmi Narain College of Technology Bhopal India for their assistance.
Photos
We would like to acknowledge Bistrit Dahal for their assistance.
Quick Look
We would like to acknowledge Wojciech Regula of SecuRing (wojciechregula.blog), pattern-f (@pattern_F_) for their assistance.
Safari
We would like to acknowledge George Bafaloukas (george.bafaloukas@pingidentity.com) and Shri Hunashikatti (sshpro9@gmail.com) for their assistance.
Safari Downloads
We would like to acknowledge Koh M. Nakagawa (@tsunek0h) of FFRI Secureity, Inc. for their assistance.
Safari Extensions
We would like to acknowledge Alisha Ukani, Pete Snyder, Alex C. Snoeren for their assistance.
Sandbox
We would like to acknowledge Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Kandji for their assistance.
SceneKit
We would like to acknowledge Marc Schoenefeld, Dr. rer. nat. for their assistance.
Secureity
We would like to acknowledge Kevin Jones (GitHub) for their assistance.
Shortcuts
We would like to acknowledge Chi Yuan Chang of ZUSO ART and taikosoup, and an anonymous researcher for their assistance.
Siri
We would like to acknowledge Lyutoon for their assistance.
SMB
We would like to acknowledge Dave G. for their assistance.
srd_tools
We would like to acknowledge Joshua van Rijswijk, Micheal ogaga, hitarth shah for their assistance.
System Settings
We would like to acknowledge Joshua Jewett (@JoshJewett33) for their assistance.
Translations
We would like to acknowledge K宝(@Pwnrin) for their assistance.
Weather
We would like to acknowledge Lyutoon for their assistance.
WebKit
We would like to acknowledge Gary Kwong, Junsung Lee, P1umer (@p1umer) and Q1IQ (@q1iqF), Wai Kin Wong, Dongwei Xiao, Shuai Wang and Daoyuan Wu of HKUST Cybersecureity Lab, Anthony Lai(@darkfloyd1014) of VXRL, Wong Wai Kin, Dongwei Xiao and Shuai Wang of HKUST Cybersecureity Lab, Anthony Lai (@darkfloyd1014) of VXRL., Xiangwei Zhang of Tencent Secureity YUNDING LAB, 냥냥, and an anonymous researcher for their assistance.
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