CVE-2025-24191 (GCVE-0-2025-24191)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-03-31 22:22 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:06
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Summary
The issue was addressed with improved validation of environment variables. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
Severity ?
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system
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Impacted products
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Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 15.4 (custom)
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