Vulnerability · Published Mar 31, 2025 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2025-31194

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 1.0% (higher than 64% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 36.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5. A Shortcut may run with admin privileges without authentication.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apple macOS 0 – before 13.7.50 – before 14.7.50 – 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

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