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TI-2025-17990 Aliases CVE-2025-24242GHSA-892g-82wc-7r8q

Link following in Apple macOS

Priority LOW 28CWE-59Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-59 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4. An app with root privileges may be able to access private information.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00293 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed macOS (Apple): 15.4

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApplemacOSbefore 15.415.4Patch availableCNA
  • macOS VendorApple Affected before 15.4 Fixed in 15.4 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 15.4VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 15.4 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 15.4

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Apple macOS 15.4

    39 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 10 MEDIUM, 29 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-17954 Information disclosure in Apple macOSPriority MEDIUM 53
    • TI-2025-21730 Improper authentication in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 51
    • TI-2025-21726 Information disclosure in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 51
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-24242
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-892g-82wc-7r8q

References

Advisory 1

  • 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
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Sources

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