CVE-2025-24173: 
macOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

CVE-2025-24173 is a security vulnerability affecting multiple Apple operating systems, including visionOS 2.4, macOS Ventura 13.7.5, tvOS 18.4, iPadOS 17.7.6, iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, macOS Sequoia 15.4, and macOS Sonoma 14.7.5. The vulnerability was discovered by Mickey Jin (@patch1t) and disclosed on March 31, 2025. The issue involves a sandbox escape vulnerability where an app may be able to break out of its sandbox (Apple Support).

The vulnerability is classified as an improper access control issue (CWE-284). It received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The technical root cause was related to insufficient entitlement checks in the Power Services component, which was addressed by implementing additional entitlement verification mechanisms (NVD).

The vulnerability allows a malicious application to potentially break out of its sandbox environment, which could lead to unauthorized access to protected system resources and data. This represents a significant security risk as it could bypass one of the fundamental security mechanisms in Apple's operating systems (Apple Support).

Apple has addressed this vulnerability by implementing additional entitlement checks in the affected systems. The fix is available in visionOS 2.4, macOS Ventura 13.7.5, tvOS 18.4, iPadOS 17.7.6, iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, macOS Sequoia 15.4, and macOS Sonoma 14.7.5. Users are advised to update their systems to these versions to mitigate the risk (Apple Support).