CVE-2025-31272
HIGH 7.8The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4. An app may be able to bypass launch constraint protections and execute malicious code with elevated privileges.
ELEVATED IMPACT
Severe if exploited (CVSS 7.8), but no known exploitation and low modeled probability. Patch on a normal cadence.
Exploitation likelihood
0.1%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 2nd percentile
○ In CISA KEV
○ Public exploit / PoC
Impact if exploited
7.8CVSS 3.1 · HIGH
- ConfidentialityHigh
- IntegrityHigh
- AvailabilityHigh
What an attacker needs
- ⚠Access: Requires local access to the host
- ⚠Privileges: Requires a low-privilege account
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-269: Improper privilege management
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H