macOS Ventura 13.7.3 Security Update

What macOS Ventura 13.7.3 Fixes

macOS Ventura 13.7.3, released January 27, 2025, fixes 38 vulnerabilities in 28 parts of the system, according to Apple's security advisory.

Apple does not say that any of them were exploited before the fix. That makes macOS Ventura 13.7.3 a routine security update: worth installing soon, not an emergency.

It has since been superseded: the newest security release for macOS Ventura is macOS Ventura 13.7.8, from August 20, 2025, which includes these fixes.

Grouped by us from the impact Apple gives for each fix; the impact lines below are Apple's own.

Which Devices Get macOS Ventura 13.7.3

Apple lists macOS Ventura 13.7.3 for: macOS Ventura.

How to Install macOS Ventura 13.7.3

On the Mac, open System Settings → General → Software Update. Macs that cannot run the newest macOS are offered the update for their own version there.

Security fixes are cumulative: any later release for the same version includes these as well, so if you are already past macOS Ventura 13.7.3 there is nothing to do.

Every Fix in macOS Ventura 13.7.3

All 38 CVEs in Apple's advisory, the most serious kinds first. Each entry is the part of the system affected, Apple's description of the impact and the fix, and the CVE ID.

• LaunchServices

  An app may be able to read files outside of its sandbox

  A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.

  CVE-2025-24115

• PackageKit

  A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges

  The issue was addressed with improved checks.

  CVE-2025-24099

• SMB

  An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory

  The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

  CVE-2025-24151

• StorageKit

  A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges

  A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation.

  CVE-2025-24176

• WebContentFilter

  An attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory

  An out-of-bounds write was addressed with improved input validation.

  CVE-2025-24154

• Wi-Fi

  An attacker in physical proximity may be able to cause an out-of-bounds read in kernel memory

  An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking.

  CVE-2025-43374

• Xsan

  An app may be able to elevate privileges

  An integer overflow was addressed through improved input validation.

  CVE-2025-24156

• AppleMobileFileIntegrity

  An app may be able to access sensitive user data

  A downgrade issue was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions.

  CVE-2025-24109

• AppleMobileFileIntegrity

  An app may be able to access information about a user's contacts

  A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.

  CVE-2025-24100

• Contacts

  An app may be able to access contacts

  A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.

  CVE-2024-44172

• CoreRoutine

  An app may be able to determine a user’s current location

  The issue was addressed with improved checks.

  CVE-2025-24102

• iCloud Photo Library

  An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences

  The issue was addressed with improved checks.

  CVE-2025-24174

• LaunchServices

  An app may be able to access user-sensitive data

  A race condition was addressed with additional validation.

  CVE-2025-24094

• LaunchServices

  An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences

  An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions.

  CVE-2025-24116

• Security

  An app may be able to access protected user data

  This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks.

  CVE-2025-24103

• Spotlight

  A malicious application may be able to leak sensitive user information

  This issue was addressed through improved state management.

  CVE-2025-24138

• StoreKit

  An app may be able to access sensitive user data

  A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.

  CVE-2025-31242

• UserAccountUpdater

  An app may be able to access sensitive user data

  A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation.

  CVE-2025-31248

• ARKit

  Parsing a file may lead to an unexpected app termination

  The issue was addressed with improved checks.

  CVE-2025-24127

• Audio

  An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination

  This issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks.

  CVE-2025-24106

• CoreMedia

  Parsing a file may lead to an unexpected app termination

  The issue was addressed with improved checks.

  CVE-2025-24123 CVE-2025-24124

• ImageIO

  Processing an image may lead to a denial-of-service

  The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

  CVE-2025-24086

• libxslt

  Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash

  This is a vulnerability in open source code and Apple Software is among the affected projects. The CVE-ID was assigned by a third party. Learn more about the issue and CVE-ID at cve.org .

  CVE-2024-55549 CVE-2025-24855

• QuartzCore

  Processing web content may lead to a denial-of-service

  The issue was addressed with improved checks.

  CVE-2024-54497

• sips

  Parsing a maliciously crafted file may lead to an unexpected app termination

  An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation.

  CVE-2025-24185

• sips

  Parsing a maliciously crafted file may lead to an unexpected app termination

  The issue was addressed with improved checks.

  CVE-2025-24139

• WindowServer

  An attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination

  This issue was addressed by improved management of object lifetimes.

  CVE-2025-24120

• AppleMobileFileIntegrity

  An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system

  A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

  CVE-2025-24114

• AppleMobileFileIntegrity

  An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system

  A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.

  CVE-2025-24121

• AppleMobileFileIntegrity

  An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system

  A downgrade issue affecting Intel-based Mac computers was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions.

  CVE-2025-24122

• Login Window

  A malicious app may be able to create symlinks to protected regions of the disk

  This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks.

  CVE-2025-24136

• PackageKit

  An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system

  The issue was addressed with improved checks.

  CVE-2025-24130

• Perl

  A local user may be able to modify protected parts of the file system

  The issue was addressed with improved checks.

  CVE-2025-24183

• Photos Storage

  Deleting a conversation in Messages may expose user contact information in system logging

  This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.

  CVE-2025-24146

• Sandbox

  An app may be able to access removable volumes without user consent

  A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

  CVE-2025-24093

• SceneKit

  Parsing a file may lead to disclosure of user information

  An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking.

  CVE-2025-24149

macOS Ventura Security Release History

macOS Ventura 13.7.3 in context: the security releases Apple has published for macOS Ventura, newest first, with the number of fixes each carried.

The Same Fixes Elsewhere

Apple ships most fixes to every platform that shares the code, and to older versions still under support. These releases close at least one of the same CVEs:

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