Memory Corruption Vulnerability in macOS by Apple
CVE-2025-43287

7.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Apple
Status
Mac OS
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 September 2025

What is CVE-2025-43287?

A vulnerability has been identified in macOS that allows a crafted image to potentially corrupt process memory, thereby posing risks to system integrity. This issue has been addressed in macOS Tahoe 26 with enhanced memory handling techniques to mitigate the threat from maliciously crafted images.

Affected Version(s)

macOS < 26

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/125110

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.1
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2025-43287 : Memory Corruption Vulnerability in macOS by Apple