CVE-2025-43188: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in 15.6 : patch affected systems soon.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 01:50 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 15.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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 fix by upgrading to macOS Sequoia 15.6 or later, where the permissions issue has been addressed with additional restrictions. No other mitigations are indicated.
Description
CVE-2025-43188 is a permissions vulnerability in macOS Sequoia that was addressed by adding additional restrictions. A malicious application could exploit this flaw to gain root privileges. The issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6.