CVE-2025-24259
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThis issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks. This issue is fixed in iPadOS 17.7.7, macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5. An app may be able to retrieve Safari bookmarks without an entitlement check.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceA missing entitlement check in Apple's operating systems allows any application to retrieve Safari bookmarks without proper authorization. This security boundary bypass enables unauthorized access to sensitive user data (bookmarks).
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 13.0, < 13.7.5>= 14.0, < 14.7.5>= 15.0, < 15.4CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check macOS versionRun 'sw_vers -productVersion' in Terminal to get the installed macOS versionAffected if The version is 13.0 to 13.7.4, 14.0 to 14.7.4, or 15.0 to 15.3.x (falls within the affected ranges)
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Confirm Safari is installedCheck for /Applications/Safari.app or run 'defaults read /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/Info CFBundleIdentifier'Affected if Safari is installed on the system (required for the vulnerable bookmark retrieval mechanism to be exploitable)
The system is affected if it runs a macOS version within 13.0-13.7.4, 14.0-14.7.4, or 15.0-15.3.x with Safari installed, because the missing entitlement validation in Safari's bookmark retrieval can be exploited by malicious applications.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped13.7.514.7.515.4
Apply the appropriate OS updates: iPadOS 17.7.7, macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, or macOS Ventura 13.7.5, which implement additional entitlement validation for Safari bookmark access.
macOS Ventura 13.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, or macOS Sequoia 15.4 (depending on your current macOS version)
- Check current macOS version by clicking the Apple menu and selecting About This Mac
- Determine which macOS version series you are on (Ventura 13.x, Sonoma 14.x, or Sequoia 15.x)
- Back up important data using Time Machine or another backup method before updating
- Open System Settings and navigate to General > Software Update
- Click Check for Updates and wait for the available update to appear
- Click Update Now or Download to download and install the security update
- For macOS Ventura (13.x): Install macOS Ventura 13.7.5
- For macOS Sonoma (14.x): Install macOS Sonoma 14.7.5
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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