Out-of-bounds Read in Apple macOS

CVE-2025-24115

A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3, macOS Ventura 13.7.3. An app may be able to read files outside of its sandbox.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (16.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 17th percentile — 16.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-24115: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-24115?
CVE-2025-24115 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2025-01-27.
How severe is CVE-2025-24115?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.