Vulnerability · Published Mar 31, 2025 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2025-30461

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity missing authorization 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 0.7% (higher than 52% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical

Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 47.6% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	macOS	0 – before 15.4

Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122373
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/8