Vulnerability · Published Jul 29, 2025 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2025-43188

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity privilege mismanagement in macOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 14% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 85.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	macOS	0 – before 15.6

Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/124149
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/32