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Security fix · CVE-2025-31256

The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches.

Published May 12, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 2, 2026 · Apple macOS

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-31256. EPSS is 0.19%. Act only if a listed version of Apple macOS is installed.

Severity
Medium5.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.19%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Apple macOS 0 <15.5

The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.5. Hot corner may unexpectedly reveal a user’s deleted notes.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor Apple macOS 0 <15.50 <15.5

How to fix CVE-2025-31256

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-31256. EPSS is 0.19%. Act only if a listed version of Apple macOS is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Apple macOS 0 <15.5 0 <15.5. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.19%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 12, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.5. Hot corner may unexpectedly reveal a user’s deleted notes.

  2. Apr 2, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.5. Hot corner may unexpectedly reveal a user’s deleted notes.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-31256

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-31256

    30-day exploitation probability 0.2%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-14611

    The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.5. Hot corner may unexpectedly reveal a user’s deleted notes.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.