Microsoft uncovered "Sploitlight," a critical macOS vulnerability that could steal sensitive data cached by Apple Intelligence.

The TCC bypass could expose information cached by Apple Intelligence, including geolocation and biometric data.

New SploitLight macOS vulnerability lets attackers use Spotlight plugins to bypass TCC and access sensitive data cached by ...

Attackers could use a recently patched macOS vulnerability to bypass Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) security checks ...

Microsoft Threat Intelligence found a Spotlight-related vulnerability that could allow attackers to steal private file data, ...

Unpatched Apple devices remain exposed to Sploitlight, a macOS flaw that allows unauthorized access to private user data ...

The vulnerability (CVE-2025-31199), which Apple patched in a March 31st update, could give bad actors access to files inside a device’s Downloads folder and data cached by Apple Intelligence. That ...

Microsoft Threat Intelligence has discovered a macOS vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-31199, that could allow attackers to ...

But then, in 2005, came Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, and with it, Spotlight. The first versions of Spotlight were entirely focused on search–putting it behind Sherlock, honestly.