Gatekeeper JAR Bypass in macOS Ventura/Sequoia/Sonoma <14.7.5
CVE-2025-24148 Published on March 31, 2025
This issue was addressed with improved handling of executable types. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5. A malicious JAR file may bypass Gatekeeper checks.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-24148 is exploitable with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value
The software does not validate or incorrectly validates the integrity check values or "checksums" of a message. This may prevent it from detecting if the data has been modified or corrupted in transmission. Improper validation of checksums before use results in an unnecessary risk that can easily be mitigated. The protocol specification describes the algorithm used for calculating the checksum. It is then a simple matter of implementing the calculation and verifying that the calculated checksum and the received checksum match. Improper verification of the calculated checksum and the received checksum can lead to far greater consequences.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-24148
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Affected Versions
Apple macOS:- Before 13.7.5 is affected.
- Before 14.7.5 is affected.
- Before 15.4 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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