Apple macOS AirPlay Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vulnerability

A permissions vulnerability has been identified in the AirPlay feature of Apple macOS Ventura 13.7.5, macOS Sequoia 15.4, and macOS Sonoma 14.7.5. This vulnerability allows a malicious application with root privileges to modify system files. The issue arises from inadequate permissions management, which could be exploited by an application granted root access.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized modifications of system files, potentially allowing for further privilege escalation or manipulation of system behavior.

Remediation

Users can update 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
2.5
exploitability
2.8
remediation
7.7
relevance
0.0
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
1.7

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