CVE-2025-30453

The issue was addressed with additional permissions checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.6, macOS Ventura 13.7.6. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.

• CWE-280

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/122373Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/122717Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/122718Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/May/9

Published

May 12, 2025

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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