This CVE involves a sandbox escape vulnerability in macOS Sequoia and Sonoma, allowing malicious apps to bypass sandbox restrictions and access sensitive user data. The flaw stems from improper enforcement of file system permissions, enabling an app to read or write data outside its designated container. Attackers exploit this by crafting a malicious app that abuses macOS’s inter-process communication (IPC) mechanisms to escalate privileges or access restricted directories. Apple patched this in macOS Sequoia 15.4 and Sonoma 14.7.5 by tightening sandbox rules and validating IPC requests.
DailyCVE Form:
Platform: macOS
Version: Sequoia <15.4, Sonoma <14.7.5
Vulnerability: Sandbox Escape
Severity: Critical
Date: 03/31/2025
What Undercode Say:
Analytics:
- Exploitability: High (low complexity, no user interaction).
- Impact: Confidentiality compromise (user data leakage).
- Prevalence: Targets macOS versions with weak sandbox policies.
Exploit Commands:
1. Craft malicious app bundle:
codesign -f -s "Malicious Dev" /path/to/app.app
2. Trigger IPC abuse via XPC:
xpc_connection_t conn = xpc_connection_create_mach_service("com.apple.sandbox", NULL, 0);
Protection Commands:
1. Update macOS:
softwareupdate --install --all
2. Verify sandbox enments:
codesign -dv --enments :- /Applications/App.app
Code Snippets:
- Check sandbox status:
let sandboxed = ProcessInfo.processInfo.environment[bash] != nil
- Mitigation patch (Apple’s fix):
void __sanitize_ipc_request(xpc_object_t request) { if (!validate_enments(request)) exit(EXIT_FAILURE); }
Detection:
- Monitor `sandboxd` logs:
log stream --predicate 'eventMessage CONTAINS "sandbox"’
References:
References:
Reported By: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24236
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