Vulnerability · Published Sep 15, 2025 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2025-43231

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw 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 13% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 86.7% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.8. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	macOS	0 – before 14.8

Weakness: CWE-285 · 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/125112
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/55