Apple Photos User-Sensitive Data Access Vulnerability

Vulnerability

A permissions issue allowing apps to access user-sensitive data has been identified in Apple Photos. This vulnerability is present in macOS Sonoma 14.8.2 and macOS Sequoia 15.7.2. The issue arises from insufficient sandbox restrictions, which may enable apps to reach sensitive user information.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to user-sensitive data by applications.

Remediation

Users can update to macOS Sonoma 14.8.2 or macOS Sequoia 15.7.2 to address this vulnerability.

Added: Nov 4, 2025, 3:06 AM
Updated: Nov 4, 2025, 3:06 AM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
8.4
impact
2.5
exploitability
4.7
remediation
7.7
relevance
0.9
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
0.8

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