Security fix · CVE-2025-31261
A permissions issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions.
Published May 29, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 2, 2026 · Apple macOS
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-31261. EPSS is 0.18%. Act only if a listed version of Apple macOS is installed.
- Severity
- Medium5.5
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.18%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- vendor Apple macOS 0 <14.7.5
A permissions issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions. 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 access protected user data.
Are you affected?
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- vendor Apple macOS 0 <14.7.50 <14.7.5
How to fix CVE-2025-31261
Recommended remediation
Affected version ranges suggest a fixed boundary. Verify against the vendor advisory for your release.
Official advisories
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-2025-31261. EPSS is 0.18%. 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 0.18%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
May 29, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
A permissions issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions. 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 access protected user data.
Apr 2, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
A permissions issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions. 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 access protected user data.
Sources
- FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-31261
30-day exploitation probability 0.2%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-16424
A permissions issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions. 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 access protected user data.
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.