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CVE-2025-30431 Apple CVE debrief

CVE-2025-30431 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, allowing malicious apps to access private information. The issue was addressed with improved checks and is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, and macOS Ventura 13.7.5.

Vendor
Apple
Product
macOS
CVSS
MEDIUM 5.5
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2026-06-11
Original CVE updated
2026-06-12
Advisory published
2026-06-11
Advisory updated
2026-06-12

Who should care

Users of Apple macOS, particularly those using versions prior to macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, and macOS Ventura 13.7.5.

Technical summary

The vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 5.5, allows a malicious app to access private information due to insufficient checks. The CVSS vector is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Defensive priority

Medium

Recommended defensive actions

  • Update to macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, or macOS Ventura 13.7.5 or later.
  • Restrict app installation to trusted sources.

Evidence notes

The CVE record and NVD detail can be found at resourceLinkAnnotations 'cve-org' and 'nvd'.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2025-30431 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-30431

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2025-30431 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-30431

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.