fkie_cve-2025-43256
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2025-07-30 00:15
Modified
2025-07-31 21:03
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7. An app may be able to gain root privileges.
References
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/124149Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/124150Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apple macos *
apple macos *


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  "id": "CVE-2025-43256",
  "lastModified": "2025-07-31T21:03:04.683",
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