CVE-2025-31222 (GCVE-0-2025-31222)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-05-12 21:42 – Updated: 2025-11-03 19:50
VLAI?
Summary
A correctness issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in watchOS 11.5, macOS Sonoma 14.7.6, tvOS 18.5, iOS 18.5 and iPadOS 18.5, macOS Sequoia 15.5, visionOS 2.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.6. A user may be able to elevate privileges.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • A user may be able to elevate privileges
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple tvOS Affected: unspecified , < 18.5 (custom)
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    Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 15.5 (custom)
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    Apple iOS and iPadOS Affected: unspecified , < 18.5 (custom)
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    Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 14.7 (custom)
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    Apple visionOS Affected: unspecified , < 2.5 (custom)
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    Apple watchOS Affected: unspecified , < 11.5 (custom)
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    Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 13.7 (custom)
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