CVE-2025-43245: A downgrade issue was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical · fixed in 15.6 : patch affected systems as a priority.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 01:53 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 15.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 29 Jul 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Apply the official fixes by updating to macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7, or macOS Ventura 13.7.7. These versions include the necessary code-signing restrictions to prevent downgrade attacks. No other mitigation is indicated.
Description
CVE-2025-43245 is a critical vulnerability involving a downgrade issue that was mitigated by adding code-signing restrictions. The flaw could allow an application to access protected user data. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7, and macOS Ventura 13.7.7.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43245 (opens in a new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/124149 (opens in a new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/124150 (opens in a new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/124151 (opens in a new tab)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/32 (opens in a new tab)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/33 (opens in a new tab)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/34 (opens in a new tab)