CVE-2025-43188

HIGH

macOS Sequoia <15.6 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/124149

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0008
EPSS Percentile 22.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-269
Status published
Products (2)
apple/macos < 15.6
Apple/macOS < 15.6
Published Jul 30, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026