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Publication date: 2025-11-04

Last updated on: 2025-12-17

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS Tahoe 26.1. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.

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Meta Information

Published

2025-11-04

Last Modified

2025-12-17

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-11-04

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-43387

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
apple	macos	to 15.7.2 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-863	The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a permissions issue in macOS Sequoia that could allow a malicious application to gain root privileges. It was addressed by adding additional restrictions to prevent unauthorized privilege escalation.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow a malicious app to gain root privileges on your macOS system, potentially giving it full control over the device and access to all data and system functions.

Mitigation Strategies

Update your system to macOS Sequoia 15.7.2 or later, as this version contains the fix for the vulnerability that could allow a malicious app to gain root privileges.

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