CVE-2025-43188

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-269

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jul 30, 2025
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2025-43188: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix