What is CVE-2025-30461?

CVE-2025-30461 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-2025-30461?

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

Auth bypass in Apple macOS

CVE-2025-30461

An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions on the system pasteboards. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4. An app may be able to access protected user data.

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: 0.007 (49.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 49.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · 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-2025-30461?: CVE-2025-30461 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-2025-30461?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.