Resource exhaustion in Apple Macos

CVE-2025-24247

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5. An attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.009 (53.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-24247?
CVE-2025-24247 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-03-31.
How severe is CVE-2025-24247?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.