What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-24116?

CVE-2025-24116 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.4 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.0%.

Which versions of Apple are affected by CVE-2025-24116?

Organizations using An access should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2025-24116, a missing authorization vulnerability rated CVSS 4.4. Attackers could gain access beyond their authorized level.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2025-24116?

During next maintenance window: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches when convenient. Monitor vendor channels for patch availability.

Apple CVE-2025-24116

MEDIUM

Missing Authorization (CWE-862)

2025-01-27 product-security@apple.com

Authentication Bypass Apple

4.4

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.4 MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:05 vuln.today

CVE Published

Jan 27, 2025 - 22:15 nvd

MEDIUM 4.4

DescriptionCVE.org

An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7.3, macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.

AnalysisAI

An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.4), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Missing Authorization (CWE-862), which allows attackers to access resources or perform actions without proper authorization checks. An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7.3, macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences. Affected products include: Apple Macos.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement role-based access control, validate authorization on every request server-side, apply principle of least privilege.