Vulnerability · Published Jul 29, 2025 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2025-43218

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity out-of-bounds read 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 15% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 85.2% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6. Processing a maliciously crafted USD file may disclose memory contents.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	macOS	0 – before 15.6

Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

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