CVE-2025-43521 (GCVE-0-2025-43521)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-12-12 20:56
Modified
2025-12-17 20:46
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CWE
- An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Summary
A downgrade issue affecting Intel-based Mac computers was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.2, macOS Sequoia 15.7.3. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
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Impacted products
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Nomenclature
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