Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in macOS - CVE-2025-24170
Published: April 2, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU106905
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-2025-24170
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed security restrictions in CoreServices. A local application can gain root privileges on the system.
Affected software
macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2025-24170
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - addressed in versions 14.7.5 23H527, 13.7.5 22H527