CVE-2025-30453
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 · uneditedThe issue was addressed with additional permissions checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.6, macOS Ventura 13.7.6. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.
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 · moderate confidenceLocal privilege escalation vulnerability in macOS where a malicious application can bypass existing permissions checks to gain root privileges. The fix adds additional permissions checks to prevent unprivileged apps from escalating to root.
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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< 13.7.6>= 14.0, < 14.7.6>= 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
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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 installed macOS versionRun 'sw_vers -productVersion' in Terminal or System Settings > About to see the exact macOS version numberAffected if Version is earlier than 13.7.6, OR between 14.0 and 14.7.5 inclusive, OR between 15.0 and 15.3.x inclusive
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Identify macOS release nameRun 'sw_vers -productVersion' and note the major version number: 13.x = Ventura, 14.x = Sonoma, 15.x = SequoiaAffected if Running an affected version as identified in step 1
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Verify if untrusted applications can be runCheck if Gatekeeper or application restrictions are disabled by reviewing System Settings > Privacy & Security > Security, or check for any third-party security software that may allow untrusted appsAffected if Users can run applications from untrusted sources without elevation prompts (this is the attack vector context)
You are affected if your macOS version falls within any of these ranges: < 13.7.6, >= 14.0 and < 14.7.6, or >= 15.0 and < 15.4, and unprivileged users can run applications on the system.
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 · scoped13.7.614.7.615.4
Apply the relevant macOS security update: macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.6, or macOS Ventura 13.7.6.
macOS Ventura 13.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.6, or macOS Sequoia 15.4 depending on your current major version
- Before updating, back up critical data using Time Machine or another backup solution
- Open System Settings (or System Preferences on older macOS versions)
- Navigate to General > Software Update
- Allow macOS to check for available updates
- If macOS Ventura (13.x) is installed, update to version 13.7.6
- If macOS Sonoma (14.x) is installed, update to version 14.7.6
- If macOS Sequoia (15.x) is installed, update to version 15.4
- Restart the system when prompted to complete the installation
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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-30453 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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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