Resource exhaustion in Apple Macos
CVE-2025-24260
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5. An attacker in a privileged position may be able to perform a denial-of-service.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.008 (51.9th 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
- Apple Macos — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- product-security@apple.com (Vendor Advisory)
- product-security@apple.com (Vendor Advisory)
- product-security@apple.com (Vendor Advisory)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-24260?
- CVE-2025-24260 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-2025-24260?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.