Paper/Archive/CVE-2025-43243

CVE-2025-43243

Apple macOS — A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

CVSS 9.8 (ADP)9.8 / 10 × 3029.4 Not in CISA KEV+300.0 EPSS percentile 55.5.555 × 2011.1 No public exploit+100.0 SSVC exploitation: none+100.0

Description · from the CVE record

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7, macOS Ventura 13.7.7. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource

macOS< 13.7.713.7.7CNA

macOS< 14.7.714.7.7CNA

macOS< 15.615.6CNA

Scores by source

CISA ADP9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

References

refsupport.apple.com/en-us/124149 refsupport.apple.com/en-us/124150 refsupport.apple.com/en-us/124151 refseclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/34 refseclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/33 refseclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/32