CVE-2025-43281

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Oct 8, 2026

Description

The issue was addressed with improved authentication. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges.

Metrics

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

Weakness enumeration

CWE-287

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	macOS	< 15.6

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/124149Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Oct 15, 2025
Last modified: Oct 8, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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