CVE-2025-43478 — Use After Free in Apple Macos

CWE-416 — Use After Free6 documents4 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 97.53%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
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Apple Macos
Timeline
PublishedNov 4

Description

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.1. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macos< 14.8.2+2
▶NVDapple/macos14.0 — 14.8.2+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

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CVEList
CVE-2025-43478: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management↗2025-11-04
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GHSA
GHSA-2mw2-gj79-mjf4: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management↗2025-11-04
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Apple
CVE-2025-43478: macOS Sonoma 14.8.2↗2025-11-03
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Apple
CVE-2025-43478: macOS Sequoia 15.7.2↗2025-11-03
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Apple
CVE-2025-43478: macOS Tahoe 26.1↗2025-11-03
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