Apple macOS Sequoia Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vulnerability

A vulnerability allowing a malicious application to gain elevated privileges has been identified in macOS Sequoia 15.5. This issue arises from inadequate input validation, which may enable an app to execute actions or access resources with higher permissions than intended.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized privilege escalation, allowing a user or application to gain elevated rights and potentially access restricted system resources or functionalities.

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

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