Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in macOS - CVE-2025-24099
Published: February 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU103762
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24099
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper imposed security restrictions in PackageKit. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Affected software
macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2025-24099
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - addressed in versions 15.3 24D60, 13.7.3 22H417, 14.7.3 23H417