What is CVE-2025-24245?

CVE-2025-24245 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-03-31.

How severe is CVE-2025-24245?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Apple macOS

CVE-2025-24245

This issue was addressed by adding a delay between verification code attempts. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4. A malicious app may be able to access a user's saved passwords.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2025-03-31 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (48.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 48.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple macOS — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

support.apple.com/en-us/122373 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-24245?: CVE-2025-24245 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-03-31.
How severe is CVE-2025-24245?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.