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Publication date: 2025-11-04

Last updated on: 2026-04-02

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.1. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

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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-2025-43476

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
apple	macos	From 14.0 (inc) 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-284	The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a permissions issue in macOS that could allow an application to break out of its sandbox, which is a security mechanism that restricts app capabilities. The issue was addressed by adding additional restrictions in macOS Sonoma 14.8.2 and macOS Sequoia 15.7.2.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an app to escape its sandbox and potentially access or modify data and system resources that it should not have permission to, leading to unauthorized actions or data exposure.

Mitigation Strategies

Apply the security updates provided by Apple by upgrading to macOS Sonoma 14.8.2 or macOS Sequoia 15.7.2 to fix the permissions issue and prevent apps from breaking out of their sandbox.

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