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Date: Mon, 12 May 2025 15:39:36 -0700
From: Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure@...lists.org>
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Subject: [FD] APPLE-SA-05-12-2025-3 macOS Sequoia 15.5

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APPLE-SA-05-12-2025-3 macOS Sequoia 15.5

macOS Sequoia 15.5 addresses the following issues.
Information about the security content is also available at
https://support.apple.com/122716.

Apple maintains a Security Releases page at
https://support.apple.com/100100 which lists recent
software updates with security advisories.

afpfs
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Connecting to a malicious AFP server may corrupt kernel memory
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2025-31246: Joseph Ravichandran (@0xjprx) of MIT CSAIL

afpfs
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Mounting a maliciously crafted AFP network share may lead to
system termination
Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-31240: Dave G.
CVE-2025-31237: Dave G.

Apple Intelligence Reports
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional
restrictions.
CVE-2025-31260: Thomas Völkl (@vollkorntomate), SEEMOO, TU Darmstadt

AppleJPEG
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted media file may lead to
unexpected app termination or corrupt process memory
Description: The issue was addressed with improved input sanitization.
CVE-2025-31251: Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day
Initiative

Audio
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination
Description: A double free issue was addressed with improved memory
management.
CVE-2025-31235: Dillon Franke working with Google Project Zero

BOM
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an
unexpected process crash
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2025-24222: wac working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

Core Bluetooth
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: This issue was addressed through improved state management.
CVE-2025-31212: Guilherme Rambo of Best Buddy Apps (rambo.codes)

CoreAudio
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Parsing a file may lead to an unexpected app termination
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-31208: Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day
Initiative

CoreGraphics
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Parsing a file may lead to disclosure of user information
Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds
checking.
CVE-2025-31209: Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day
Initiative

CoreMedia
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Parsing a file may lead to an unexpected app termination
Description: A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory
management.
CVE-2025-31239: Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day
Initiative

CoreMedia
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted video file may lead to
unexpected app termination or corrupt process memory
Description: The issue was addressed with improved input sanitization.
CVE-2025-31233: Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day
Initiative

Finder
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved
privacy controls.
CVE-2025-31236: Kirin@...rin and LFY@...sys from Fudan University

Found in Apps
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data
Description: A privacy issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable
code.
CVE-2025-30443: Bohdan Stasiuk (@bohdan_stasiuk)

ImageIO
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to a denial-of-
service
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-31226: Saagar Jha

Installer
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A sandboxed app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-31232: an anonymous researcher

Kernel
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A remote attacker may cause an unexpected app termination
Description: A double free issue was addressed with improved memory
management.
CVE-2025-31241: Christian Kohlschütter

Kernel
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination
or corrupt kernel memory
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2025-31219: Michael DePlante (@izobashi) and Lucas Leong
(@_wmliang_) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

libexpat
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Multiple issues in libexpat, including unexpected app
termination or arbitrary code execution
Description: This is a vulnerability in open source code and Apple
Software is among the affected projects. The CVE-ID was assigned by a
third party. Learn more about the issue and CVE-ID at cve.org.
CVE-2024-8176

Libinfo
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to bypass ASLR
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-30440: Paweł Płatek (Trail of Bits)

mDNSResponder
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A user may be able to elevate privileges
Description: A correctness issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-31222: Paweł Płatek (Trail of Bits)

Mobile Device Service
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges
Description: An input validation issue was addressed by removing the
vulnerable code.
CVE-2025-24274: an anonymous researcher

NetworkExtension
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to observe the hostnames of new network
connections
Description: This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.
CVE-2025-31218: Adam M.

Notes
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Hot corner may unexpectedly reveal a user’s deleted notes
Description: The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches.
CVE-2025-31256: Sourabhkumar Mishra

Notification Center
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data
redaction for log entries.
CVE-2025-24142: LFY@...sys from Fudan University

OpenSSH
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Multiple issues in OpenSSH
Description: This is a vulnerability in open source code and Apple
Software is among the affected projects. The CVE-ID was assigned by a
third party. Learn more about the issue and CVE-ID at cve.org.
CVE-2025-26465
CVE-2025-26466

Pro Res
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination
or corrupt kernel memory
Description: The issue was addressed with improved input sanitization.
CVE-2025-31234: CertiK (@CertiK)

Pro Res
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-31245: wac

quarantine
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to break out of its sandbox
Description: A file quarantine bypass was addressed with additional
checks.
CVE-2025-31244: Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Kandji

RemoteViewServices
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to break out of its sandbox
Description: This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.
CVE-2025-31258: an anonymous researcher

Sandbox
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-31249: Ryan Dowd (@_rdowd)

Sandbox
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-31224: Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Kandji

Security
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A remote attacker may be able to leak memory
Description: An integer overflow was addressed with improved input
validation.
CVE-2025-31221: Dave G.

Security
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access associated usernames and websites
in a user's iCloud Keychain
Description: A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction.
CVE-2025-31213: Kirin (@Pwnrin) and 7feilee

SharedFileList
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An attacker may gain access to protected parts of the file
system
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2025-31247: an anonymous researcher

SoftwareUpdate
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to gain elevated privileges
Description: The issue was addressed with improved input sanitization.
CVE-2025-31259: an anonymous researcher

StoreKit
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data
redaction for log entries.
CVE-2025-31242: Eric Dorphy of Twin Cities App Dev LLC

TCC
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved
privacy controls.
CVE-2025-31250: Noah Gregory (wts.dev)

Weather
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A malicious app may be able to read sensitive location
information
Description: A privacy issue was addressed by removing sensitive data.
CVE-2025-31220: Adam M.

WebKit
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A type confusion issue could lead to memory corruption
Description: This issue was addressed with improved handling of floats.
WebKit Bugzilla: 286694
CVE-2025-24213: Google V8 Security Team

WebKit
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to memory
corruption
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
WebKit Bugzilla: 289387
CVE-2025-31223: Andreas Jaegersberger & Ro Achterberg of Nosebeard Labs
WebKit Bugzilla: 289653
CVE-2025-31238: wac working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

WebKit
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an
unexpected process crash
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
WebKit Bugzilla: 288814
CVE-2025-31215: Jiming Wang and Jikai Ren

WebKit
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to memory
corruption
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
WebKit Bugzilla: 291506
CVE-2025-31204: Nan Wang(@eternalsakura13)
WebKit Bugzilla: 287577
CVE-2025-24223: rheza (@ginggilBesel) and an anonymous researcher

WebKit
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an
unexpected Safari crash
Description: A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state
handling.
WebKit Bugzilla: 290834
CVE-2025-31206: an anonymous researcher

WebKit
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an
unexpected Safari crash
Description: The issue was addressed with improved input validation.
WebKit Bugzilla: 289677
CVE-2025-31217: Ignacio Sanmillan (@ulexec)

WebKit
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A malicious website may exfiltrate data cross-origin
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
WebKit Bugzilla: 290992
CVE-2025-31205: Ivan Fratric of Google Project Zero

WebKit
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an
unexpected Safari crash
Description: This issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
WebKit Bugzilla: 290985
CVE-2025-31257: Juergen Schmied of Lynck GmbH

Additional recognition

AirDrop
We would like to acknowledge Dalibor Milanovic for their assistance.

Foundation
We would like to acknowledge Claudio Bozzato and Francesco Benvenuto of
Cisco Talos for their assistance.

Kernel
We would like to acknowledge an anonymous researcher for their
assistance.

Mail
We would like to acknowledge IES Red Team of ByteDance for their
assistance.

MobileGestalt
We would like to acknowledge iisBuri for their assistance.

NetworkExtension
We would like to acknowledge Andrei-Alexandru Bleorțu, Dmytro Merkulov
for their assistance.

Notes
We would like to acknowledge YingQi Shi (@Mas0nShi) of DBAppSecurity's
WeBin lab for their assistance.

Safari
We would like to acknowledge @RenwaX23, Akash Labade, Narendra Bhati,
Manager of Cyber Security at Suma Soft Pvt. Ltd, Pune (India) for their
assistance.

Sandbox
We would like to acknowledge Kirin@...rin and LFY@...sys from Fudan
University, Tal Lossos, Zhongquan Li (@Guluisacat) for their assistance.

Shortcuts
We would like to acknowledge Candace Jensen of Kandji, Chi Yuan Chang of
ZUSO ART and taikosoup, Egor Filatov (Positive Technologies), Marcio
Almeida from Tanto Security, Monnier Pascaud, Ron Masas of BREAKPOINT.SH
for their assistance.

WebKit
We would like to acknowledge Mike Dougherty and Daniel White of Google
Chrome and an anonymous researcher for their assistance.

XProtect
We would like to acknowledge Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Kandji for
their assistance.

macOS Sequoia 15.5 may be obtained from the Mac App Store or Apple's
Software Downloads web site: https://support.apple.com/downloads/

All information is also posted on the Apple Security Releases
web site: https://support.apple.com/100100.

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