CVE-2025-30442

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{"analysis": {"en": {"generated_at": "2026-04-28T01:49:56.528613+00:00", "value": {"mitigation_remediation": ["Upgrade the macOS installation to the newest available release that includes the fix (Sequoia\u202f15.4, Sonoma\u202f14.7.6, or Ventura\u202f13.7.6).", "If an update is not immediately possible, restrict the execution permissions of the application that processes the vulnerable input by applying sandboxing or disabling privileged access.", "Continuously monitor Apple security advisories and apply subsequent patches as they are released to maintain protection against potential exploitation."], "summary": {"action": "Immediate Upgrade", "impact": "Privilege Escalation"}, "threat_synthesis": {"affected_systems": "Apple macOS systems are impacted, specifically versions that have not yet applied the patch. The issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia\u202f15.4, macOS Sonoma\u202f14.7.6, and macOS Ventura\u202f13.7.6, indicating that earlier releases prior to these versions remain vulnerable.", "description_and_impact": "The vulnerability originates from insufficient input sanitization, classified as CWE\u201120. An application that can supply unsanitized input may be able to gain elevated system privileges, which compromises the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected MacOS system. The detailed description indicates that improper handling of user supplied data can lead to privilege escalation.", "risk_and_exploitability": "The CVSS score of 7.8 classifies this as a high\u2011severity vulnerability. The EPSS score of less than 1% suggests that exploitation is unlikely at present, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. The attack likely relies on local or user\u2011provided input that an application can manipulate; based on the description, it is inferred that the attacker must already have some level of interaction with the affected system."}}}}, "created": "2026-04-28T02:00:15.388633+00:00", "title": "Privilege Escalation via Input Sanitization Flaw in macOS", "updated": "2026-04-28T02:00:15.388643+00:00", "vendors": []}