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Publication date: 2025-12-12

Last updated on: 2025-12-16

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description

An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.1. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

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Meta Information

Published

2025-12-12

Last Modified

2025-12-16

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-12-12

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-43497

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
apple	macos	to 26.1 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

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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Executive Summary

This vulnerability involves an app potentially being able to break out of its sandbox due to an access issue. The issue was addressed by adding additional sandbox restrictions in macOS Tahoe 26.1.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an app to escape its sandbox, potentially gaining unauthorized access to system resources or data that should be isolated, which may lead to security breaches.

Mitigation Strategies

Update your system to macOS Tahoe 26.1 or later, as this version includes the fix with additional sandbox restrictions to prevent apps from breaking out of their sandbox.

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