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Improper Access Control

CVE-2025-43184

High
9.8/10

Summary

This issue was addressed by adding an additional prompt for user consent. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7, macOS Ventura 13.7.7. A shortcut may be able to bypass sensitive Shortcuts app settings.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Listed 5th in the 'OWASP Top Ten', improper (or broken) access control attacks are a fundamental type of vulnerability. This includes a broad range of design flaws that enable users to act outside of their intended permissions. They can use these privileges to gain access to restricted files and functionality such as accessing restricted information, falsifying records, destroying data, or executing commands.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published