Vulnerability · Published Jan 16, 2026 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2025-31186

Low 3.3

In plain English

A low-severity improper access control in Xcode from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 5% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.3Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 94.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in Xcode 16.3. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apple Xcode 0 – before 16.3

Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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