State issues in macOS - CVE-2025-31255

Vulnerability identifier: #VU115267

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-31255

CWE-ID: CWE-371

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local application to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a state management issue in IOKit. A local application can access sensitive user data.

macOS
watchOS
tvOS
Apple iOS
iPadOS

Install update from vendor's website.

macOS - addressed in versions 15.7 24G222, 14.8 23J21, 26.0 25A354
watchOS - update to 26.0 23R352
tvOS - update to 26.0 23J353
Apple iOS - update to 26.0 23A341
iPadOS - update to 26.0 23A341

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/125111

• Multiple vulnerabilities in macOS Sequoia
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple macOS Sonoma
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple macOS Tahoe
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple iOS 26 and iPadOS 26
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple watchOS
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple tvOS