What is CVE-2025-24269?

CVE-2025-24269 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-2025-24269?

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

Resource exhaustion in Apple Macos

CVE-2025-24269

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.007 (48.0th 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)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

product-security@apple.com (Vendor Advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-24269?: CVE-2025-24269 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-2025-24269?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.