CVE-2025-43188 — Improper Privilege Management in Apple Macos

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management4 documents4 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 94.22%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Apple Macos
Timeline
PublishedJul 30

Description

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macos< 15.6
▶NVDapple/macos< 15.6

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-28h9-ww78-cwxg: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions↗2025-07-30
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CVEList
CVE-2025-43188: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions↗2025-07-29
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2025-43188: macOS Sequoia 15.6↗2025-07-29
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