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CVE-2025-43371· NVD / CVE Program· CNA apple

This issue was addressed with improved checks.

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in Xcode 26. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

HighCVSS 8.2 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Sep 15, 2025
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 9th percentile
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Action score

32

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
32 / 40 · 8.2 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
applexcode

Affected versions

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

  • apple xcodebefore 26.0

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 Xcode

    • before 26affected

Same product

apple: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2004-2687distcc 2.x, as used in XCode 1.5 and others, when not configured to restrict access to the server port, allows remote attackers to execute a
    63This week
  • CVE-2015-7082Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Git before 2.5.4, as used in Apple Xcode before 7.2, have unknown impact and attack vectors.
    41Plan
  • CVE-2018-4164An issue was discovered in certain Apple products.
    40Plan
  • CVE-2019-8724Multiple issues in ld64 in the Xcode toolchains were addressed by updating to version ld64-507.4.
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2019-8723Multiple issues in ld64 in the Xcode toolchains were addressed by updating to version ld64-507.4.
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2019-8722Multiple issues in ld64 in the Xcode toolchains were addressed by updating to version ld64-507.4.
    36Monitor

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-2025-432630 days apartThe issue was addressed with improved checks.
    28Monitor
  • CVE-2025-31186123 days apartA permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
    13Monitor

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
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
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:C/C:H/I:H/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.

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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