High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 31, 2025· Updated Apr 2, 2026

CVE-2025-24277

Description

A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path 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 gain root privileges.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./macOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: >=13.0,<13.7.5
Apple Inc./macOS Sequoiallm-fuzzy
Range: <15.4
Apple Inc./macOS Sonomallm-fuzzy
Range: <14.7.5
Apple Inc./macOS Venturallm-fuzzy
Range: <13.7.5

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References

support.apple.com/en-us/122373nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/122374nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/122375nvdVendor Advisory
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/10nvd
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/8nvd
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/9nvd

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