CVE-2025-24260 Denial of service in macOS
A privileged attacker can cause a denial of service in macOS due to improper memory handling, requiring a system update to mitigate.
- 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-2025-24260?
CVE-2025-24260 is a critical denial of service 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
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5. An attacker in a privileged position may be able to perform a denial-of-service.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-24260?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Macos.
How do I fix CVE-2025-24260?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-24260 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2025-24260 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-24260 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Macos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-387v-qw2x-rwg8.