Race condition in Apex One agent for Mac - CVE-2025-71216
Published: February 24, 2026 / Updated: March 4, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU123222
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-2025-71216
CWE-ID: CWE-362
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 a race condition in the agent cache mechanism. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.
Affected software
Apex One agent for Mac
How to mitigate CVE-2025-71216
Install updates from vendor's website.