Vulnerability · Published May 26, 2026 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2025-43289

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 0.1% (higher than 3% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 96.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8, macOS Tahoe 26. A malicious app may be able to access sensitive user data.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apple macOS 0 – before 14.80 – before 15.70 – before 26

Weakness: CWE-285 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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