CVE-2025-30447
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes an information disclosure vulnerability in Apple operating systems where improper logging sanitization allows applications to access sensitive user data. The vulnerability affects multiple Apple platforms including iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and visionOS. Users of affected Apple devices are at risk of having their sensitive data exposed to malicious applications.
💻 Affected Systems
- Apple iOS
- Apple iPadOS
- Apple macOS
- Apple tvOS
- Apple visionOS
📦 What is this software?
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⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Malicious applications could access and exfiltrate sensitive user data including personal information, authentication tokens, or private communications without user consent.
Likely Case
Applications with legitimate permissions could inadvertently access or log sensitive data they shouldn't have access to, potentially exposing it through debugging or analytics.
If Mitigated
With proper application sandboxing and security controls, the impact would be limited to data accessible within the app's normal permissions scope.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires a malicious application to be installed on the target device, which then needs to trigger the logging vulnerability to access sensitive data.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: visionOS 2.4, macOS Ventura 13.7.5, tvOS 18.4, iPadOS 17.7.6, iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5
Vendor Advisory: https://support.apple.com/en-us/122371
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Open Settings app. 2. Navigate to General > Software Update. 3. Download and install the latest available update for your device. 4. Restart your device when prompted.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Application Review and Restriction
allReview and restrict applications installed on devices, especially those requesting sensitive permissions or from untrusted sources.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict application allowlisting policies to prevent installation of untrusted applications
- Enable enhanced logging monitoring to detect unusual data access patterns by applications
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check your device's operating system version against the affected versions listed in the CVE description.Check Version:
On Apple devices: Settings > General > About > Software VersionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that your device is running one of the patched versions listed in the fix information.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual application logging activity accessing sensitive data areas
- Applications accessing data outside their normal permission scope
Network Indicators:
- Unexpected data exfiltration from applications to external servers
SIEM Query:
Search for applications accessing sensitive system logs or data stores outside their documented permissions🔗 References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122371
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122372
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122373
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122374
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122375
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122377
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122378
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/10
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/11
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/12
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/13
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/4
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/5
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/8
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/9
