CVE-2025-43387

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Oct 18, 2026

Description

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS Tahoe 26.1. A malicious app may be able to gain root 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-863

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	macOS	< 15.7.2; < 26.1

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/125634
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125635Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Nov 4, 2025
Last modified: Oct 18, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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