{"id":51236,"date":"2025-06-13T11:43:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T11:43:45","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-11-02T15:08:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T21:08:04","slug":"cve-2025-31224-privacy-preference-bypass-vulnerability-in-macos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31224-privacy-preference-bypass-vulnerability-in-macos\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-31224: Privacy Preference Bypass Vulnerability in macOS<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This blog post focuses on an important security vulnerability, CVE-2025-31224, affecting several versions of Apple&#8217;s macOS. This vulnerability stems from a logic flaw that, if exploited, could potentially allow an attacker to bypass certain privacy preferences. The seriousness of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-37093-severe-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-hpe-storeonce-software\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57944\">vulnerability is underscored by its CVSS Severity<\/a> Score of 7.8, indicating that it poses a high risk to system security and data integrity.<br \/>\nThe implications of CVE-2025-31224 are far-reaching, as it affects a broad swath of macOS users, particularly those using macOS Ventura 13.7.6, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31259-vulnerability-in-macos-sequoia-allowing-for-potential-privilege-escalation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59731\">macOS Sequoia<\/a> 15.5, and macOS Sonoma 14.7.6. The vulnerability matters because, if left unpatched, it could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2021-47668-linux-kernel-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57718\">lead to system compromise or data<\/a> leakage, putting sensitive personal and corporate information at risk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-31224<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 7.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22040-race-condition-vulnerability-in-linux-kernel-resulting-in-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57879\">Potential system<\/a> compromise and data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2052148595\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>macOS Ventura | 13.7.6<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43253-arbitrary-binary-launch-vulnerability-in-macos-sequoia-and-sonoma\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69524\">macOS Sequoia<\/a> | 15.5<br \/>\nmacOS Sonoma | 14.7.6<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CVE-2025-31224 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4988-stored-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-in-results-analytics-of-multidisciplinary-optimization-engineer\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57420\">vulnerability is a result<\/a> of a logic flaw in the handling of privacy preferences in certain macOS versions. An attacker could potentially exploit this flaw by designing a malicious application that bypasses these preferences, granting them <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48881-unauthorized-access-and-modification-vulnerability-in-valtimo-business-process-automation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57398\">unauthorized access<\/a> to sensitive data or system resources.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4286141821\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>While specific exploit code would vary depending on the target system and the attacker&#8217;s objective, a conceptual example of an exploit might involve a malicious app requesting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-25022-unauthenticated-access-to-sensitive-information-in-ibm-qradar-suite-and-ibm-cloud-pak\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58604\">access to sensitive<\/a> data. The privacy preference bypass flaw could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-47294-critical-vulnerability-in-ncr-terminal-handler-v1-5-1-allows-user-account-manipulation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63764\">allow this request to be granted without the user&#8217;s<\/a> consent:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">import Foundation\nlet fileManager = FileManager.default\nlet documentsURL = fileManager.urls(for: .documentDirectory, in: .userDomainMask)[0]\ndo {\nlet fileURLs = try fileManager.contentsOfDirectory(at: documentsURL, includingPropertiesForKeys: nil)\n\/\/ process files\n} catch {\nprint(&quot;Error while enumerating files \\(documentsURL.path): \\(error.localizedDescription)&quot;)\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this conceptual Swift code, a malicious application might attempt to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3498-unauthenticated-user-access-and-modification-of-radiflow-isap-smart-collector-configuration\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"92264\">access the user&#8217;s<\/a> documents directory, a request that should be denied under normal privacy settings. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-37838-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-linux-kernel-s-ssi-protocol-driver-due-to-race-condition\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57717\">Due to the CVE-2025-31224 vulnerability<\/a>, this request might be granted, violating the user&#8217;s privacy preferences and potentially exposing sensitive data.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview This blog post focuses on an important security vulnerability, CVE-2025-31224, affecting several versions of Apple&#8217;s macOS. 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