Permissions Issue in macOS Products from Apple
CVE-2025-43476

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Apple
Status
Mac OS
Vendor
CVE Published:
4 November 2025

What is CVE-2025-43476?

A permissions vulnerability in macOS products allows applications to potentially escape their designated sandbox environment, posing a significant risk to system integrity and user data. This issue has been addressed with enhanced restrictions in macOS Sonoma 14.8.2 and macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, ensuring improved security measures are in place to protect users.

Affected Version(s)

macOS < 14.8

macOS < 15.7

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/125636
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125635

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
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-2025-43476 : Permissions Issue in macOS Products from Apple