CVE-2025-43199 — Improper Privilege Management in Apple Macos

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management6 documents4 sources
Severity
9.8CRITICALNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 70.59%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Apple Macos
Timeline
PublishedJul 30

Description

A permissions issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7, macOS Ventura 13.7.7. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macos< 13.7.7+2
▶NVDapple/macos14.0 — 14.7.7+2

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-5p5p-mhp6-2375: A permissions issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code↗2025-07-30
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CVEList
CVE-2025-43199: A permissions issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code↗2025-07-29
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Apple
CVE-2025-43199: macOS Sonoma 14.7.7↗2025-07-29
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Apple
CVE-2025-43199: macOS Ventura 13.7.7↗2025-07-29
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Apple
CVE-2025-43199: macOS Sequoia 15.6↗2025-07-29
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