CVE-2025-24240: 
macOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A race condition vulnerability (CVE-2025-24240) was discovered in macOS that could allow an app to access user-sensitive data. The vulnerability affects multiple versions of macOS including Ventura 13.7.5, Sequoia 15.4, and Sonoma 14.7.5. This issue was disclosed on March 31, 2025, and was discovered by Mickey Jin (@patch1t) (Apple Advisory).

The vulnerability is classified as a race condition in the StorageKit component of macOS. The issue was assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.7 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. This indicates that the vulnerability requires local access, high attack complexity, no privileges, and user interaction to exploit. The vulnerability was addressed by implementing additional validation measures (NVD).

When successfully exploited, the vulnerability allows a malicious application to access user-sensitive data, potentially compromising user privacy. The vulnerability affects the StorageKit component, which is responsible for handling storage-related operations in macOS (Apple Advisory).

The vulnerability requires local access and user interaction to exploit, with high attack complexity. There are no reports of this vulnerability being exploited in the wild at the time of disclosure (NVD).

Apple has addressed this vulnerability by implementing additional validation in the affected versions. Users are advised to update to macOS Ventura 13.7.5, macOS Sequoia 15.4, or macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, depending on their system version. These updates contain the necessary fixes to prevent exploitation of the vulnerability (Apple Advisory).