Quick answers
- Is CVE-2025-24165 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-24165 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2025-24165?
- Informational severity, with a CVSS score of 5.5, published 11 June 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Apple macOS Sequoia Before 15.4; Apple macOS Sonoma Before 14.7.5; Apple macOS Ventura Before 13.7.5.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2025-24165?
- A patch was published on 2025-03-31: Initial release of security updates for macOS 15.4, 14.7.5, and 13.7.5. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2025-24165 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.
- Am I affected by CVE-2025-24165?
- Check whether you run Apple macOS Sequoia, Apple macOS Sonoma or Apple macOS Ventura at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
A permissions vulnerability exists in macOS Sequoia, Sonoma, and Ventura that can be triggered by a local application. The flaw stems from insufficient restrictions within the operating system's permission handling logic. An attacker can exploit this by running a malicious app on the target system, leading to a kernel panic or unexpected system termination (DoS). Apple addressed the issue by implementing additional restrictions to the affected component. Patches are available in macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, and macOS Ventura 13.7.5.
Affected products
- Apple macOS Sequoia Before 15.4
- Apple macOS Sonoma Before 14.7.5
- Apple macOS Ventura Before 13.7.5
Timeline
- 2025-03-31: patched: Initial release of security updates for macOS 15.4, 14.7.5, and 13.7.5.
- 2026-06-11: disclosed: CVE-2025-24165 published to the NVD.