Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-30441

CVE-2025-30441:
Xcode vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2025-30441 is a security vulnerability discovered in Apple's Xcode development environment, specifically affecting versions prior to 16.3. The vulnerability was disclosed on March 31, 2025, and was identified by Claudio Bozzato and Francesco Benvenuto of Cisco Talos. The issue affects the Instruments component in Xcode running on macOS Sequoia 15.2 and later versions (Apple Support).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) with a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 5.5 (Medium). The attack vector is local (AV:L), with low attack complexity (AC:L), requiring no privileges (PR:N) but user interaction (UI:R), with scope unchanged (S:U), no impact on confidentiality (C:N), high impact on integrity (I:H), and no impact on availability (A:N) (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability allows a malicious application to overwrite arbitrary files on the system, potentially leading to significant security implications for developers using affected versions of Xcode. This could result in unauthorized file modifications and potential system compromise (Apple Support).

Mitigation and workarounds

Apple has addressed this vulnerability through improved state management in Xcode 16.3. Users are advised to update to Xcode 16.3 or later to mitigate this security risk (Apple Support).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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