CVE-2025-43262: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.1 Medium.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 02:01 UTC
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 15 Sep 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
This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26. Users and administrators should update to macOS Tahoe 26 or later to ensure USB Restricted Mode is properly enforced. No additional mitigations are specified.
Description
CVE-2025-43262 is a permissions issue in macOS Tahoe 26 where USB Restricted Mode may not be applied to accessories connected during boot. The issue has been addressed with additional restrictions in the fixed version.