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CVE-2025-43268: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions

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Authoritative record:CVE-2025-43268· High 7.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in 15.6 : patch affected systems soon.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 02:00 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 15.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 29 Aug 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

The vulnerability is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6. Users and administrators should update to this version to remediate the issue. No other mitigation or workaround is indicated.

Description

CVE-2025-43268 is a permissions vulnerability in macOS Sequoia that was addressed by adding additional restrictions. The flaw could allow a malicious application with limited privileges to escalate to root privileges. The issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6.

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