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CVE-2025-43396· NVD / CVE Program· CNA apple

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.1. A sandboxed app may be able to access sensitive user data.

MediumCVSS 5.5 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Nov 3, 2025
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 7th percentile
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Action score

22

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
applemacos

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • apple macos14.0 and later · before 14.8.2
  • apple macos15.0 and later · before 15.7.2

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (apple). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Apple macOS

    • before 14.8.2affected
    • before 15.7.2affected
    • before 26.1affected

Same product

apple: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2025-31200A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.KEV
    75This week
  • CVE-2025-31201This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.KEV
    73This week
  • CVE-2026-65400An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management.KEV
    69This week
  • CVE-1999-0590A system does not present an appropriate legal message or warning to a user who is accessing it.
    42Plan
  • CVE-2026-65381A validation issue existed in the entitlement verification.
    40Plan
  • CVE-2024-44148This issue was addressed with improved validation of file attributes.
    40Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2025-4318497 days apartThis issue was addressed by adding an additional prompt for user consent.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2025-4319297 days apartA configuration issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2025-4319497 days apartThe issue was addressed with improved checks.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2025-4319897 days apartThis issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2025-4323297 days apartA permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2025-4323397 days apartThis issue was addressed with improved access restrictions.
    39Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-284 · Improper Access Control

CVSS vector

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

nvd-secondary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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