Vulnerability · Published Sep 15, 2025 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2025-43287

High 7.1

In plain English

A high-severity memory corruption 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)7.1High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 86.6% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26. Processing a maliciously crafted image may corrupt process memory.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	macOS	0 – before 26

Weakness: CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/125110
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/53