CVE-2025-31259 (GCVE-0-2025-31259)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-05-12 21:42 – Updated: 2026-04-02 18:12
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Summary
A privacy issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8, macOS Tahoe 26. An app may be able to capture a screenshot of an app entering or exiting full screen mode.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • An app may be able to capture a screenshot of an app entering or exiting full screen mode
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple macOS Affected: 0 , < 14.8 (custom)
Affected: 0 , < 15.5 (custom)
Affected: 0 , < 15.7 (custom)
Affected: 0 , < 26 (custom)
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