Privacy Issue in Apple macOS Affecting Sensitive User Data
CVE-2025-43477

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Apple
Status
Mac OS
Vendor
CVE Published:
4 November 2025

What is CVE-2025-43477?

A significant privacy issue was identified in Apple’s macOS that could potentially enable applications to access sensitive user data through unredacted log entries. Apple has addressed this vulnerability by enhancing the private data redaction in log entries, providing users with improved security measures in the affected versions. Users are encouraged to update to macOS Sonoma 14.8.2 or macOS Sequoia 15.7.2 to mitigate the risks associated with this issue.

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:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
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-2025-43477 : Privacy Issue in Apple macOS Affecting Sensitive User Data