Apple macOS Sonoma
Moderate fix2 remedies
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Moderate fix2 remedies
Apple macOS SoftwareUpdate Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Vulnerability
Patched
A permissions vulnerability allowing an app with root privileges to access private information has been identified in the SoftwareUpdate component of Apple macOS Sonoma 14.8.2 and macOS Sequoia 15.7.2. This issue was addressed by implementing additional restrictions.
Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to private information.
Added: Nov 4, 2025, 3:28 AM
Updated: Nov 4, 2025, 3:28 AM
Vulnerability Rating
Custom Algorithm
spread
8.4impact
2.5exploitability
2.8remediation
7.7relevance
0.9threat
0.0urgency
2.9incentive
0.8Our algorithm analyzes dozens of metrics to generate these 8 key vulnerability categories, which are then combined to calculate the overall risk score.