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Apple macOS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability via Symlink Validation

Vulnerability

A vulnerability allowing privilege escalation has been identified in Apple macOS Ventura 13.7.5, macOS Sequoia 15.4, and macOS Sonoma 14.7.5. This issue arises from inadequate validation of symbolic links, which could be exploited by a user to gain elevated privileges.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized privilege escalation, allowing a user to gain elevated rights on the system.

Remediation

Users can upgrade to macOS Ventura 13.7.5, macOS Sequoia 15.4, or macOS Sonoma 14.7.5 to address this vulnerability.

Added: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM
Updated: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
8.4
impact
7.5
exploitability
3.3
remediation
7.7
relevance
0.0
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
0.8

Our algorithm analyzes dozens of metrics to generate these 8 key vulnerability categories, which are then combined to calculate the overall risk score.