CVE-2025-31275 Security feature bypass in macOS
A sandboxed process can bypass restrictions to launch any installed application, allowing potential privilege escalation or unauthorized actions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-31275?
CVE-2025-31275 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 29 Jul 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6. A sandboxed process may be able to launch any installed app.
Weakness: CWE-274
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-31275?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Macos.
How do I fix CVE-2025-31275?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-31275 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-31275 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-31275 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Macos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2x2p-cpx8-p838.