Vulnerabilities

Security fix · CVE-2025-24274

An input validation issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.

Published May 12, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 2, 2026 · Apple macOS

Check this week

CVE-2025-24274 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 25.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Apple macOS.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
25.00%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Apple macOS 0 <13.7.6

An input validation issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.5, macOS Sonoma 14.7.6, macOS Ventura 13.7.6. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.

Are you affected?

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

  • vendor Apple macOS 0 <13.7.60 <13.7.6

How to fix CVE-2025-24274

What to do

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

Should you patch?

CVE-2025-24274 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 25.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Apple macOS.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Apple macOS 0 <13.7.6 0 <13.7.6. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 25.00%. 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 12, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    An input validation issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.5, macOS Sonoma 14.7.6, macOS Ventura 13.7.6. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.

  2. Apr 2, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    An input validation issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.5, macOS Sonoma 14.7.6, macOS Ventura 13.7.6. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-24274

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-14632

    An input validation issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.5, macOS Sonoma 14.7.6, macOS Ventura 13.7.6. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.