CVE-2025-31189
A file quarantine bypass was addressed with additional checks. This issue is fixed in macOS...
A file quarantine bypass was addressed with additional checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
A file quarantine bypass was addressed with additional checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.
- Record
CVE-2025-31189- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-693
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-16429
A file quarantine bypass was addressed with additional checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.
- Record
EUVD-2025-16429- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g8qx-492c-9982
A file quarantine bypass was addressed with additional checks. This issue is fixed in macOS...
A file quarantine bypass was addressed with additional checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7.5, macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.
- Record
GHSA-g8qx-492c-9982- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-693
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A file quarantine bypass was addressed with additional checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.
- Record
CVE-2025-31189- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-693
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-31189 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.2) in Apple Macos, published May 29, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.20%, the 9th percentile. No source names a fixed version.