What is CVE-2025-24183?

CVE-2025-24183 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-05-19.

How severe is CVE-2025-24183?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Apple macOS

CVE-2025-24183

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3, macOS Ventura 13.7.3. A local user may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.001 (3.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Apple Macos — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

product-security@apple.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@apple.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@apple.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-24183?: CVE-2025-24183 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-05-19.
How severe is CVE-2025-24183?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.