Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A flaw in Apple platforms could let an app discover which other apps a user has installed, potentially exposing sensitive information about their activities or affiliations. Apple addressed the issue by adding entitlement checks across current operating-system releases.
Executive priority
Treat remediation as urgent because the supplied severity is critical and exposure spans multiple Apple platforms. However, prioritize proportionately: the documented consequence is installed-app enumeration, and the sources do not establish active exploitation or broader compromise.
Technical view
CVE-2025-30426 is a CWE-200 information-disclosure issue caused by insufficient entitlement checks. The sources do not identify the affected component or precise version ranges. The supplied 9.8 CVSS vector indicates remote compromise, but that assessment does not align clearly with Apple’s narrower description of app enumeration.
Likely exposure
Potential exposure includes Apple devices that have not reached iOS or iPadOS 18.4, iPadOS 17.7.6, macOS 15.4, tvOS 18.4, visionOS 2.4, or watchOS 11.4. Exact vulnerable version ranges are not provided, so exposure should be confirmed through device inventory and Apple guidance.
Exploitation context
The source bundle provides no evidence of active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV. No public exploitation method is established by the cited material.
Researcher notes
Apple attributes the issue to missing entitlement checks and describes only installed-application enumeration. The affected component, vulnerable version boundaries, discovery details, and exploitation prerequisites are absent. The 9.8 network-based CVSS vector appears materially broader than the documented behavior, so researchers should avoid inferring code execution, integrity loss, or availability impact.
Mitigation direction
- Update each affected Apple platform to its listed fixed release or a later supported release.
- Prioritize devices permitted to install untrusted or unmanaged applications.
- Consult Apple security guidance where upgrades are delayed or unsupported.
- Restrict application installation through existing enterprise device-management controls.
Validation and detection
- Inventory operating-system versions across managed Apple devices.
- Confirm devices meet or exceed the fixed releases listed by Apple.
- Verify update compliance through mobile-device or endpoint-management reporting.
- Review application inventories for unapproved software on previously outdated devices.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H3.95.9CISA-ADPVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
9.8CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability timeline
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122371CVE reference, apple
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122372CVE reference, apple
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122373CVE reference, apple
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122376CVE reference, apple
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122377CVE reference, apple
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122378CVE reference, apple
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Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.