CVE-2025-43318
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-09-15
Last updated on: 2025-11-03
Assigner: Apple Inc.
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| apple | macos | to 26.0 (exc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-862 | The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. |
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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability involves an app with root privileges potentially being able to access private information due to insufficient entitlement checks. It was addressed by adding additional entitlement checks in macOS Tahoe 26.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an app running with root privileges to access private information that it should not have access to, potentially leading to unauthorized data exposure.
What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
Update your system to macOS Tahoe 26 or later, where this issue has been fixed with additional entitlement checks to prevent apps with root privileges from accessing private information.