CVE-2025-43290 (GCVE-0-2025-43290)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-26 21:32 – Updated: 2026-05-27 00:13
VLAI
Summary
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8, macOS Tahoe 26. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system
  • CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple macOS Affected: 0 , < 14.8 (custom)
Affected: 0 , < 15.7 (custom)
Affected: 0 , < 26 (custom)
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