Medium

Sensitive Location Information Disclosure in Apple Maps

IdentifiersCVE-2025-30470CWE-22· Improper Limitation of a Pathname…

CVE-2025-30470 is an Apple Maps privacy vulnerability caused by a path handling issue. Apple states that the issue was addressed with improved logic and that, prior to the fix, an app may be able to read sensitive location information. The vulnerability affects Apple platforms including visionOS, iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, and was fixed in visionOS 2.4, iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, macOS Ventura 13.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, and macOS Sequoia 15.4. Based on the vendor description, the flaw appears to involve improper handling of file or resource paths within Maps-related access to location data, resulting in unauthorized read access to sensitive location information by an application.

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ANALYST BRIEF

Impact, mitigation & remediation

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Impact

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Successful exploitation allows an application to access sensitive location information that it should not be able to read. The primary impact is privacy compromise and unauthorized disclosure of user location data. No evidence is provided in the supplied content that this issue enables code execution, privilege escalation, or denial of service; the documented impact is limited to information disclosure.

Mitigation

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If immediate patching is not possible, reduce exposure by limiting installation and execution of untrusted or unnecessary applications, especially on devices that process or expose location data. Restrict app permissions and enterprise app deployment where possible, and monitor for anomalous app access patterns involving location-related data. However, no complete vendor-provided workaround is included in the supplied content; patching is the definitive mitigation.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Apply the vendor-provided updates that fix the path handling logic: visionOS 2.4, iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, macOS Ventura 13.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, or macOS Sequoia 15.4, as appropriate for the affected device. Apple indicates the issue was remediated through improved logic in path handling.

PUBLIC EXPLOITS

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No public exploit code observed for this vulnerability.

EXPOSURE SURFACE

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AppleIpadosoperating_system

AppleIphone Osoperating_system

AppleMacosoperating_system

AppleVisionosoperating_system

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ACTIVITY FEED

Recent activity

3 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.

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apple supportNews

Jan 25, 2026

About the security content of visionOS 2.4 - Apple Support

A path handling/logic issue that may allow an app to read sensitive location information on Apple Vision Pro.

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Threat actor evidence

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Associated malware

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Detection signatures

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