Vulnerability · Published Sep 15, 2025 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2025-43263

High 7.1

In plain English

A high-severity improper access control in Xcode 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 11% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.1High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 88.5% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in Xcode 26. An app may be able to read and write files outside of its sandbox.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	Xcode	0 – before 26

Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/125117
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/60