[UPDATE] [high] Apple macOS Sequoia, Sonoma, and Ventura: Multiple Vulnerabilities
A remote, anonymous attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in Apple macOS Sequoia, Sonoma, and Ventura to gain root privileges, execute arbitrary code, cause a denial-of-service condition, disclose confidential information, alter data, or bypass security measures.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple vulnerabilities allow remote attackers to gain root privileges, execute arbitrary code, and cause denial-of-service conditions.
- Who is affected
- Users of Apple macOS Sequoia, Sonoma, and Ventura.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to confirmed exploitation and high severity.
- Action
- Apply the latest security updates from Apple.
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Details
Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2025-1672
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2025-432840.16% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 5% of all scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2025-433130.14% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 4% of all scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2025-241190.19% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 10% of all scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2025-241880.55% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 43% of all scored CVEs.
- Moderate exploitation riskCVE-2025-242241.2% 30-day exploitation probability. Patch within normal cadence, watch for KEV listing. Riskier than 64% of all scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2025-312430.21% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 12% of all scored CVEs.
- Moderate exploitation riskCVE-2025-312731.1% 30-day exploitation probability. Patch within normal cadence, watch for KEV listing. Riskier than 61% of all scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2025-312750.20% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 10% of all scored CVEs.
- Moderate exploitation riskCVE-2025-312771.5% 30-day exploitation probability. Patch within normal cadence, watch for KEV listing. Riskier than 71% of all scored CVEs.
- Moderate exploitation riskCVE-2025-312781.2% 30-day exploitation probability. Patch within normal cadence, watch for KEV listing. Riskier than 64% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
+12 more CVEs referenced in this advisory.
Same CVEs, other sources
How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.
- criticalexploitedCVE-2025-31277: Apple Multiple Products Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilitycisa-kev
Recent advisories for Apple macOS Sequoia
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- high[NEW] [high] Apple macOS (Tahoe, Sonoma, and Sequoia): Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-07-28
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