A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2, macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, watchOS 7.1, tvOS 14.2. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges.

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.8.1 and iPadOS 14.8.1, iOS 15.1 and iPadOS 15.1. A local attacker may be able to cause unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.6.2, tvOS 15.2, macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2, watchOS 8.3. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.1.3 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component. It allows local users to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via unspecified vectors.

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. The issue involves the "Directory Services" component. It allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via unspecified vectors.

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2020.006.20042 and earlier, 2017.011.30166 and earlier, 2017.011.30166 and earlier, and 2015.006.30518 and earlier have an use-after-free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .

Use-after-free vulnerability in IOSurface in Apple OS X before 10.11.6 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3.3, OS X before 10.11.6, tvOS before 9.2.2, and watchOS before 2.2.2 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4582 and CVE-2016-4653.

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 5.2, macOS Mojave 10.14.4, Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-002 Sierra, iOS 12.2. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.3, macOS Sonoma 14.2, macOS Monterey 12.7.2. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges.

ESXi, Workstation, Fusion, VMRC and Horizon Client contain a use-after-free vulnerability in the virtual sound device. VMware has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the Important severity range with a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 8.5.

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1, watchOS 11.1, visionOS 2.1, tvOS 18.1. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.3. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Stack-based buffer overflow in the VPN daemon (vpnd) for Mac OS X before 10.3.9 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long -i (Server_id) argument.

Unknown vulnerability in the nfs_mount call in Mac OS X 10.3.9 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via crafted arguments.

Unknown vulnerability in the CoreGraphics Window Server for Mac OS X 10.4.x up to 10.4.1 allows local users to inject arbitrary commands into root sessions.

Apple Keynote before 6.0 does not properly handle the interaction between Keynote presentation mode and the Screen Lock implementation, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain access by visiting an unattended workstation on which this mode was enabled during a sleep operation.

A package validation issue was addressed by blocking the vulnerable package. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.3. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.1, Security Update 2020-001 Catalina, Security Update 2020-007 Mojave, macOS Big Sur 11.0.1. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

The IOUSBDeviceFamily driver in the USB implementation in the kernel in Apple iOS before 6.1.3 and Apple TV before 5.2.1 accesses pipe object pointers that originated in userspace, which allows local users to gain privileges via crafted code.

MacForge contains an insecure XPC service that allows local, unprivileged users to escalate their privileges to root.This issue affects MacForge: 1.2.0 Beta 1.

Buffer overflow in the Netinfo Setup Tool (NeST) allows local users to execute arbitrary code.

Unspecified vulnerability in passwordserver in Mac OS X Server 10.3.9 and 10.4.3, when creating an Open Directory master server, allows local users to gain privileges via unknown attack vectors.

Untrusted search path vulnerability in writeconfig in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8 allows local users to gain privileges via a modified PATH that points to a malicious launchctl program.

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in Electron Fuses in Logitech Options Plus version 1.60.496306 on macOS allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via insecure Electron Fuses configuration.

CUPS 1.4.4, when running in certain Linux distributions such as Debian GNU/Linux, stores the web interface administrator key in /var/run/cups/certs/0 using certain permissions, which allows local users in the lpadmin group to read or write arbitrary files as root by leveraging the web interface.

The Xamarin.iOS update component on systems running macOS allows an attacker to run arbitrary code as root, aka "Xamarin.iOS Elevation Of Privilege Vulnerability."

Unknown vulnerability in Mac OS X 10.3.9 allows local users to gain privileges via (1) chfn, (2) chpass, and (3) chsh, which "use external helper programs in an insecure manner."

Integer overflow in the searchfs system call in Mac OS X 10.3.9 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via crafted parameters.

Heap-based buffer overflow in the USB backend in CUPS in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

The (1) stopserver.sh and (2) startserver.sh scripts in Adobe Version Cue on Mac OS X uses the current working directory to find and execute the productname.sh script, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code by copying and calling the scripts from a user-controlled directory.

The CFPlugIn in Core Foundation framework in Mac OS X allows user supplied libraries to be loaded, which could allow local users to gain privileges.

Wi-Fi in Apple iOS before 10.3.1 does not prevent CVE-2017-6956 stack buffer overflow exploitation via a crafted access point. NOTE: because an operating system could potentially isolate itself from CVE-2017-6956 exploitation without patching Broadcom firmware functions, there is a separate CVE ID for the operating-system behavior.

This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.3. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.2. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 26.3, tvOS 26.3, macOS Tahoe 26.3, visionOS 26.3, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3. An attacker with memory write capability may be able to execute arbitrary code. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals on versions of iOS before iOS 26. CVE-2025-14174 and CVE-2025-43529 were also issued in response to this report.

EMC Avamar Client 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x on HP-UX and Mac OS X, and the EMC Avamar plugin 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x for Oracle, uses world-writable permissions for cache directories, which allows local users to gain privileges via an unspecified symlink attack.

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.2, watchOS 11.2, tvOS 18.2, iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2. An app may be able to corrupt coprocessor memory.

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.2, watchOS 11.2, tvOS 18.2, iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2. An app may be able to corrupt coprocessor memory.

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, macOS Tahoe 26.3, visionOS 26.3. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.

A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.2, macOS Ventura 13.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.2. Running a mount command may unexpectedly execute arbitrary code.

The "at" commands on Mac OS X 10.3.7 and earlier do not properly drop privileges, which allows local users to (1) delete arbitrary files via atrm, (2) execute arbitrary programs via the -f argument to batch, or (3) read arbitrary files via the -f argument to batch, which generates a job file that is readable by the local user.

Netskope client prior to 89.x on macOS is impacted by a local privilege escalation vulnerability. The XPC implementation of nsAuxiliarySvc process does not perform validation on new connections before accepting the connection. Thus any low privileged user can connect and call external methods defined in XPC service as root, elevating their privilege to the highest level.

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.7.2, macOS Sequoia 15.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.

A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, macOS Tahoe 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, visionOS 26.3. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

VMware ESXi 6.5 without patch ESXi650-201703410-SG and 5.5 without patch ESXi550-201703401-SG; Workstation Pro / Player 12.x prior to 12.5.5; and Fusion Pro / Fusion 8.x prior to 8.5.6 have a Heap Buffer Overflow in SVGA. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host.

VMware ESXi 6.5 without patch ESXi650-201703410-SG, 6.0 U3 without patch ESXi600-201703401-SG, 6.0 U2 without patch ESXi600-201703403-SG, 6.0 U1 without patch ESXi600-201703402-SG, and 5.5 without patch ESXi550-201703401-SG; Workstation Pro / Player 12.x prior to 12.5.5; and Fusion Pro / Fusion 8.x prior to 8.5.6 have an uninitialized stack memory usage in SVGA. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host.

The XHCI controller in VMware ESXi 6.5 without patch ESXi650-201703410-SG, 6.0 U3 without patch ESXi600-201703401-SG, 6.0 U2 without patch ESXi600-201703403-SG, 6.0 U1 without patch ESXi600-201703402-SG, and 5.5 without patch ESXi550-201703401-SG; Workstation Pro / Player 12.x prior to 12.5.5; and Fusion Pro / Fusion 8.x prior to 8.5.6 has uninitialized memory usage. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host. The issue is reduced to a Denial of Service of the guest on ESXi 5.5.

A weakness has been identified in alaneuler batteryKid up to 2.1 on macOS. The affected element is an unknown function of the file PrivilegeHelper/PrivilegeHelper.swift of the component NSXPCListener. This manipulation causes missing authentication. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be exploited.