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Publication date: 2025-11-04

Last updated on: 2026-04-02

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description

A denial-of-service issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.1. A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

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Meta Information

Published

2025-11-04

Last Modified

2026-04-02

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-11-04

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-43401

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
apple	macos	to 14.8.2 (exc)
apple	macos	From 15.0 (inc) to 15.7.2 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-20	The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a denial-of-service issue in certain versions of macOS. It allows a remote attacker to potentially cause the system to become unresponsive or crash by exploiting insufficient validation. The issue has been fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.8.2 and macOS Sequoia 15.7.2.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability can cause a denial-of-service condition, meaning that a remote attacker could make the affected system unavailable or unresponsive, disrupting normal operations.

Mitigation Strategies

Apply the security updates provided by Apple, specifically macOS Sonoma 14.8.2 or macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, which contain the fix for this denial-of-service vulnerability.

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