CVE-2025-31248

Root

Cause

A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths exists in macOS. This was addressed with improved path validation. The flaw could allow an application to bypass path restrictions and access protected user data.

Exploitation

An attacker with the ability to execute an app on the system could exploit this vulnerability locally. No network access or special privileges are required beyond running a benign-looking application. The app can access sensitive user data that would normally be protected.

Impact

Successful exploitation results in unauthorized access to sensitive user data, such as personal documents, credentials, or other private information stored on the device.

Mitigation

Apple has released security updates to fix this issue: macOS Sequoia 15.5 [1], macOS Sonoma 14.7.3 [2], and macOS Ventura 13.7.3 [3]. Users should update their systems as soon as possible.