Race condition in Apple macOS
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3, macOS Ventura 13.7.3. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 13.7.3, 14.7.3, 15.3
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apple macOS 13.7.3, 14.7.3, 15.3
26 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 9 MEDIUM, 17 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-17863 Information disclosure in Apple iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 51
- TI-2025-17910 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 50
- TI-2025-17903 Information disclosure in Apple macOSPriority MEDIUM 50
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-24094
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9mwc-354m-hg9c
References
More Apple Macos vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-46583 Improper authentication in Apple macOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2025-24094 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-24094 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9mwc-354m-hg9c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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