- Description
- A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in Xcode 16.3. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
- NVD status
- Analyzed
- Products
- xcode
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Secondary
- Base score
- 3.3
- Impact score
- 1.4
- Exploitability score
- 1.8
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Severity
- LOW
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
- CWE-284
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Ooh, interesting. 👀 I just happened to notice that Xcode 16.3 (released Mar 31, 2025) got a CVE added to its “About the security content” page… on Jan 16, 2026 — nearly 10 months later. CVE-2025-31186, credit to @_r3ggi: “An app may be able to bypass Privacy prefer
@theJoshMeister
29 Jan 2026
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CVE-2025-31186 A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in Xcode 16.3. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences. https://t.co/2uFvG6Dj77
@CVEnew
16 Jan 2026
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CVE-2025-31186 Privacy Preference Bypass Vulnerability in Apple Xcode 16.3 https://t.co/IR3a2eIc4F
@VulmonFeeds
16 Jan 2026
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"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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"versionEndExcluding": "16.3",
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