CVE-2025-43243

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Ventura 13.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/124149	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/124150	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/124151	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/32
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/33
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/34

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-07-30 00:15

Updated : 2025-11-03 20:18

NVD link : CVE-2025-43243

Mitre link : CVE-2025-43243

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-43243

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

macos

CWE

CWE-732

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

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