Vulnerabilities

Security fix · CVE-2025-31189

A file quarantine bypass was addressed with additional checks.

Published May 29, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 2, 2026 · Apple macOS

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-31189. EPSS is 0.19%. Act only if a listed version of Apple macOS is installed.

Severity
High8.2
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.19%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Apple macOS 0 <14.7.5

A file quarantine bypass was addressed with additional checks. 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 break out of its sandbox.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor Apple macOS 0 <14.7.50 <14.7.5

How to fix CVE-2025-31189

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-31189. EPSS is 0.19%. Act only if a listed version of Apple macOS is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Apple macOS 0 <14.7.5 0 <14.7.5. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.19%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 29, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    A file quarantine bypass was addressed with additional checks. 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 break out of its sandbox.

  2. Apr 2, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    A file quarantine bypass was addressed with additional checks. 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 break out of its sandbox.

Sources

  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-31189

    30-day exploitation probability 0.2%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-16429

    A file quarantine bypass was addressed with additional checks. 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 break out of its sandbox.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.