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Publication date: 2025-12-12

Last updated on: 2026-04-02

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description

The issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.3, macOS Tahoe 26.2. An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

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Meta Information

Published

2025-12-12

Last Modified

2026-04-02

Generated

2026-07-09

AI Q&A

2025-12-12

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-08

NVD

CVE-2025-43482

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
apple	macos	From 14.0 (inc) to 14.8.3 (exc)
apple	macos	From 15.0 (inc) to 15.7.3 (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 involves insufficient input validation in macOS, which could allow an application to cause a denial-of-service condition. It has been addressed and fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.8.3 and macOS Sequoia 15.7.3.

Impact Analysis

An application exploiting this vulnerability may be able to cause a denial-of-service, potentially disrupting system availability and causing the affected macOS device to become unresponsive or crash.

Mitigation Strategies

Update your macOS system to macOS Sonoma 14.8.3 or macOS Sequoia 15.7.3 where the issue has been fixed with improved input validation.

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