Vulnerability · Published Sep 15, 2025 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2025-43316

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity missing authorization 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 0.3% (higher than 25% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 74.5% 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 Tahoe 26, visionOS 26. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	macOS	0 – before 26
Apple	visionOS	0 – before 26

Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/125110
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125115
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/53
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/58