Protection Mechanism Failure in macOS - CVE-2025-30440
Published: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108970
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-2025-30440
CWE-ID: CWE-693
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local application to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient implementation of security measures in Libinfo. A local application can bypass ASLR protection mechanism and elevate privileges on the system.
Affected software
macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2025-30440
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - addressed in versions 15.5 24F74, 13.7.6 22H625, 14.7.6 23H626