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CVE-2025-43243: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions

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Authoritative record:CVE-2025-43243· Critical 9.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 01:53 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.8Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 29 Jul 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 Ventura 13.7.7, or macOS Sonoma 14.7.7. These versions include the necessary additional restrictions to address the permissions issue. No other mitigation steps are indicated.

Description

CVE-2025-43243 is a critical permissions vulnerability in macOS that allowed an application to modify protected parts of the file system. This issue was addressed by adding additional restrictions in macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Ventura 13.7.7, and macOS Sonoma 14.7.7. The vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 9.8, indicating severe impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability if exploited.

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