CVE-2025-31259: Double Free

Published May 12, 2025
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Updated

A privacy issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8, macOS Tahoe 26. An app may be able to capture a screenshot of an app entering or exiting full screen mode.

Other sources

afpfs. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

afpfs. This issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

AirPort. A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

— Apple

AMD. A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking.

— Apple

AppKit. The issue was resolved by blocking unsigned services from launching on Intel Macs.

— Apple

Credit

Joseph Ravichandran@@0xjprx(MIT CSAIL), Dave G., Thomas Völkl@@vollkorntomate, SEEMOO, TU Darmstadt, Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Dillon Franke(Google Project Zero), wac(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Guilherme Rambo(Best Buddy Apps), Kirin@@Pwnrin(Fudan University), LFY@@secsys(Fudan University), Bohdan Stasiuk@@bohdan_stasiuk, Saagar Jha, an anonymous researcher, Tony Iskow@@Tybbow, Christian Kohlschütter, Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Lucas Leong@@_wmliang_(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), CVE-2024-8176, Paweł Płatek (Trail(Bits), Adam M., Sourabhkumar Mishra, CVE-2025-26465, CVE-2025-26466, CertiK@@CertiK, wac, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Kandji), @@RenwaX23, Ryan Dowd@@_rdowd, Kirin@@Pwnrin, 7feilee, Eric Dorphy(Twin Cities App Dev LLC), Noah Gregory (wts.dev), Google V8 Security Team, Andreas Jaegersberger & Ro Achterberg(Nosebeard Labs), Jiming Wang, Jikai Ren, Nan Wang@@eternalsakura13, rheza@@ginggilBesel(Palo Alto Networks), Edouard Bochin@@le_douds(Palo Alto Networks), Tao Yan@@Ga1ois(Palo Alto Networks), Yuhao Hu, Yan Kang, Chenggang Wu, Xiaojie Wei, Ignacio Sanmillan@@ulexec, Ivan Fratric(Google Project Zero), Juergen Schmied(Lynck GmbH), jioundai(360 Vulnerability Research Institute), chen fengjiao(HBC), Rodolphe BRUNETTI@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), ABC Research s.r.o., Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Nolan Astrein(Kandji), Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Cisco Talos), Kirin@@Pwnrin(Cisco Talos), Claudio Bozzato(Cisco Talos), Francesco Benvenuto(Cisco Talos), Zhongquan Li@@Guluisacat, Bilal Siddiqui, Michael Reeves@@IntegralPilot, Dawuge(Shuffle Team), Rosyna Keller(Totally Not Malicious Software), Yinyi Wu@@_3ndy1(Dawn Security Lab of JD), @@zlluny(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), 이동하 (Lee Dong Ha)(SSA Lab), Zhongcheng Li(IES Red Team of ByteDance), Matej Moravec@@MacejkoMoravec, Shantanu Thakur, Wang Yu(Cyberserval), Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Jian Lee@@speedyfriend433, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Keisuke Hosoda, Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), Viktor Oreshkin, Nathaniel Oh@@calysteon, Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, Hikerell (Loadshine Lab), Rodolphe Brunetti@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), CVE-2025-40909, @@zlluny, CVE-2024-27280, KPC(Cisco Talos), Ye Zhang(Baidu Security), pattern-f@@pattern_F_, 정답이 아닌 해답, Kirin@@Pwnrin(Computer Science), Cristian Dinca(Computer Science), Romania, CVE-2025-6965, JZ, Seo Hyun-gyu@@wh1te4ever, Luke Roberts@@rookuu, Ferdous Saljooki@@malwarezoo(Jamf), Justin Elliot Fu, Pyrophoria(GrapheneOS), an anonymous researcher(GrapheneOS), James J Kalafus, Michel Migdal, ken super, Jaydev Ahire, Big Bear, Mike Cardwell(grepular), Bob Lord, Pawel Wylecial(REDTEAM), @@zlluny(Trend Zero Day Initiative), Duy Trần@@khanhduytran0, @@EthanArbuckle, Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Google's Threat Analysis Group, Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc, 风 (binaryfmyy), BochengXiang@@Crispr, YingQi Shi@@Mas0nShi, Dora Orak, Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Fudan University)

Affected Software

4 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS<15.5
Apple macOS Sequoia<15.5
15.5
Apple macOS Tahoe<26
26
Apple macOS Sonoma<14.8
14.8

Event History

May 12, 2025
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:42 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:42 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·10:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Sep 15, 2025
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-31259?

CVE-2025-31259 has a high severity rating due to potential memory handling issues and permissions vulnerabilities affecting macOS Sequoia.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-31259?

To fix CVE-2025-31259, make sure to update your macOS Sequoia to the latest version to address the vulnerabilities.

3

What versions of macOS are affected by CVE-2025-31259?

CVE-2025-31259 affects macOS Sequoia versions up to 15.5.

4

What types of vulnerabilities does CVE-2025-31259 include?

CVE-2025-31259 includes vulnerabilities related to improved memory handling, permissions issues, and double free errors.

5

Who is the vendor associated with CVE-2025-31259?

The vendor associated with CVE-2025-31259 is Apple.

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