CVE-2025-43527 — Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges in Apple Macos

CWE-280 — Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges6 documents5 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 95.04%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Apple Macos
Timeline
PublishedDec 12

Description

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.3, macOS Tahoe 26.2. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

CVSS vector

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

Affected Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macos< 15.7.3+1
▶NVDapple/macos< 15.7.3

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-hr7m-hf2x-j4vh: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions↗2025-12-12
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CVEList
CVE-2025-43527: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions↗2025-12-12
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Apple
CVE-2025-43527: macOS Tahoe 26.2↗2025-12-12
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Apple
CVE-2025-43527: macOS Sequoia 15.7.3↗2025-12-12
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2025-43527 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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CVE-2025-43527 — Apple Macos vulnerability | cvebase