Apple DiskArbitration Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the DiskArbitration component of macOS Ventura, iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, macOS Sequoia 15.4, and macOS Sonoma 14.7.5 allows a malicious app to gain root privileges. This issue arises from a parsing problem in the handling of directory paths, which could be exploited to manipulate path validation and escalate privileges.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized root access on the affected device.

Remediation

Users can update to macOS Ventura 13.7.5, iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, 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
4.7
remediation
7.7
relevance
0.0
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
1.7

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