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Apple macOS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in AppleMobileFileIntegrity

Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the AppleMobileFileIntegrity component of Apple macOS Ventura, Sonoma, and Sequoia allows apps to gain root privileges. This issue arises from a permissions flaw that has been addressed with additional restrictions. The vulnerability is present in several different versions and ranges of macOS.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows an app to gain root privileges, potentially leading to unauthorized access or modification of system files and settings.

Remediation

Users can update to macOS Ventura 13.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7, or macOS Sequoia 15.6 to address this vulnerability.

Added: Jul 30, 2025, 2:59 AM
Updated: Jul 30, 2025, 2:59 AM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
8.4
impact
7.5
exploitability
3.0
remediation
7.7
relevance
0.3
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.