CVE-2025-24249 Information disclosure in macOS

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

An app can check the existence of arbitrary file system paths, potentially leaking sensitive information about the user's files.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-24249?

CVE-2025-24249 is a critical vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 31 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A permissions issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5. An app may be able to check the existence of an arbitrary path on the file system.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-24249?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Macos.

How do I fix CVE-2025-24249?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-24249 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-24249 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-24249 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Macos vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8852-5rrc-3m6q.

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