CVE-2025-30461

macOS System Pasteboard Access Issue Enabling Unauthorized Data Read

Published Mar 31, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions on the system pasteboards. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4. An app may be able to access protected user data.

Analysis

AI-generated

Technical impact

The vulnerability is an access issue that allows an application to read protected user data from the system pasteboard, representing an instance of unauthorized access (CWE‑862). The description indicates that insufficient sandbox restrictions on the pasteboard can expose protected information; it is inferred that an attacker would need a local or sandboxed application to exploit this capability.

Affected Systems

Apple macOS is affected; any build preceding Sequoia 15.4 contains the flaw, while Sequoia 15.4 and later include the sandbox fix.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 9.8 flags a critical threat. The EPSS score of less than 1 % implies that exploitation is currently unlikely to be widespread. The vulnerability is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog. Based on the description, the likely attack vector is local, involving a sandboxed or ordinary application that can read the pasteboard. The published fix in Sequoia 15.4 restores proper sandbox restrictions to prevent such unauthorized reads.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply macOS Sequoia 15.4 or newer that includes the sandbox restriction fix
  • Limit pasteboard access for applications by adjusting system privacy settings to restrict untrusted apps
  • Keep the system updated by monitoring Apple security advisories for further fixes or advisories

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 28, 2026 at 19:01 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-8902 An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions on the system pasteboards. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4. An app may be able to access protected user data.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title macOS System Pasteboard Access Issue Enabling Unauthorized Data Read
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-862
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions on the system pasteboards. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4. An app may be able to access protected user data.
References
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apple
Published
Updated
Apr 2, 2026, 6:19 PM
Reserved
Mar 22, 2025, 12:04 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 31, 2025, 11:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:08 AM