Vulnerability in Apple macOS
CVE-2025-31188
A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (10.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 11th percentile — 10.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple macOS — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/122373 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/122374 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/122375 (Vendor Advisory)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-31188?
- CVE-2025-31188 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-03-31.
- How severe is CVE-2025-31188?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.