Vulnerability · Published Jan 27, 2025 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2025-24140

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity incorrect default permissions in macOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 35% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 64.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.3. Files downloaded from the internet may not have the quarantine flag applied.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	macOS	0 – before 15.3

Weakness: CWE-276 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122068
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/15