CVE-2025-31195 Privilege escalation in macOS
Medium 6.3
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-31195 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2025-31195 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 12 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-31195 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Apple Macos. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-31195/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-31195/index.md)
An app may break out of its sandbox, allowing privilege escalation on macOS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-31195?
CVE-2025-31195 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 12 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The issue was addressed by adding additional logic. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-31195?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Macos.
How do I fix CVE-2025-31195?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-31195 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-31195 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-31195 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Macos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mv5r-fm5f-wm4v.