Apple macOS Sandbox Breakout Vulnerability

Vulnerability

A vulnerability exists in the sandboxing mechanism of certain macOS applications, allowing them to break out of their restricted environment. This issue is present in macOS Sequoia 15.7 and macOS Tahoe 26, both released on September 15, 2025. The vulnerability arises from a permissions issue that was not properly managed, enabling apps to access resources or data outside their designated sandbox.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows an application to escape its sandbox restrictions, potentially leading to unauthorized access to system resources or user data.

Remediation

Users can upgrade to macOS Sequoia 15.7 or macOS Tahoe 26 to address this vulnerability.

Added: Sep 16, 2025, 12:09 AM
Updated: Sep 16, 2025, 12:09 AM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
8.4
impact
0.0
exploitability
3.3
remediation
7.7
relevance
0.5
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
0.8

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