Apple has released a software update for the Mac that addresses a vulnerability disclosed in CVE-2025-24201. This is vulnerability in Webkit that can allow attackers to have unauthorised access to your system.
It’s worth noting that Apple has received reports that this vulnerability has been successfully exploited by threat actors.
Here’s Apple information regarding the update:
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Maliciously crafted web content may be able to break out of Web Content sandbox. This is a supplementary fix for an attack that was blocked in iOS 17.2. (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 17.2.)
Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved checks to prevent unauthorized actions.
As always, we recommend keeping your devices up to date. You can do this manually by:
- Open System Settings on your Mac
- Go to General
- Launch Software Update
- Choose whether to update now or overnight
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