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 access protected user data.
Published: 2025-05-29
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Unauthorized Access to Protected User Data
Action: Apply Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

A sandbox permission flaw lets an application bypass restrictions and read protected user data, exposing confidentiality and potentially allowing further unauthorized actions. The weakness is categorized as improper privilege management (CWE-276).

Affected Systems

Apple macOS versions prior to Sequoia 15.4, Sonoma 14.7.5, and Ventura 13.7.5 are affected. The vulnerability is resolved in the later releases listed above. No other vendors or products are impacted.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 5.5 indicates moderate severity, and the EPSS score of less than 1% points to a very low likelihood of exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, suggesting no confirmed active exploitation. Likely attack requires local execution of a malicious or compromised application that can elevate its privileges within the sandbox. Because the flaw involves access to protected data, a user who installs or runs such software could inadvertently expose sensitive information.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 28, 2026 at 01:29 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Install macOS Sequoia 15.4, Sonoma 14.7.5, or Ventura 13.7.5 updates, which add sandbox restrictions to fix the permission flaw.
  • Avoid installing or running applications from untrusted developers that request elevated sandbox access.
  • Ensure Gatekeeper and notarization enforcement are enabled to verify the integrity of applications before execution.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 28, 2026 at 01:29 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-16424 A permissions issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7.5, macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5. An app may be able to access protected user data.
History

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 01:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Sandbox Permission Bypass Allowing Access to Protected User Data

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A permissions issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7.5, macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5. An app may be able to access protected user data. 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 access protected user data.

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos

Fri, 30 May 2025 22:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-276
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 29 May 2025 21:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A permissions issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7.5, macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5. An app may be able to access protected user data.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-02T18:26:56.443Z

Reserved: 2025-03-27T16:13:58.337Z

Link: CVE-2025-31261

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-05-30T14:42:15.469Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2025-05-29T22:15:22.147

Modified: 2026-04-02T19:19:57.260

Link: CVE-2025-31261

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-28T01:30:17Z

Weaknesses