CVE-2025-43247 (GCVE-0-2025-43247)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-29 23:35 – Updated: 2026-04-02 18:21
VLAI
Summary
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7, macOS Ventura 13.7.7. A malicious app with root privileges may be able to modify the contents of system files.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-07-30 16:01 UTC
CWE
  • A malicious app with root privileges may be able to modify the contents of system files
  • CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apple macOS Affected: 0 , < 13.7.7 (custom)
Affected: 0 , < 14.7.7 (custom)
Affected: 0 , < 15.6 (custom)
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