CVE-2025-43522
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Publication date: 2025-12-12

Last updated on: 2026-04-02

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description
A downgrade issue affecting Intel-based Mac computers was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.3, macOS Tahoe 26.2. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.
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Published
2025-12-12
Last Modified
2026-04-02
Generated
2026-06-16
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2025-12-12
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2025-43522
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Showing 1 associated CPE
Vendor Product Version / Range
apple macos to 15.7.3 (exc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-347 The product does not verify, or incorrectly verifies, the cryptographic signature for data.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a downgrade issue affecting Intel-based Mac computers, where an app may bypass security by exploiting insufficient code-signing restrictions, potentially allowing it to access user-sensitive data. It has been addressed with additional code-signing restrictions in macOS Sequoia 15.7.3.

Impact Analysis

An app exploiting this vulnerability may gain unauthorized access to user-sensitive data on affected Intel-based Mac computers, potentially compromising user privacy and security.

Mitigation Strategies

Update your Intel-based Mac computers to macOS Sequoia 15.7.3 or later, which includes the fix for this vulnerability by adding additional code-signing restrictions.

Compliance Impact

The vulnerability could allow an application to access user-sensitive data by bypassing security restrictions, which may lead to unauthorized data access. This unauthorized access could potentially impact compliance with data protection standards and regulations such as GDPR and HIPAA, which require safeguarding sensitive user information. The fix implemented by Apple, involving additional code-signing restrictions, aims to prevent such unauthorized access and thereby help maintain compliance with these standards. [1]

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