CVE-2025-24242 (GCVE-0-2025-24242)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-03-31 22:24 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:10
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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.
Severity ?
4.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • An app with root privileges may be able to access private information
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Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 15.4 (custom)
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