Vulnerability in Apple Macos
CVE-2025-24136
This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3, macOS Ventura 13.7.3. A malicious app may be able to create symlinks to protected regions of the disk.
EPSS: 0.003 (20.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Apple Macos — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- product-security@apple.com (Release Notes)
- product-security@apple.com (Release Notes)
- product-security@apple.com (Release Notes)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-24136?
- CVE-2025-24136 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2025-01-27.
- How severe is CVE-2025-24136?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.