CVE-2025-43252: This issue was addressed by adding an additional prompt for user consent
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 01:53 UTC
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitation 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 updating to macOS Sequoia 15.6 or later, which includes the additional user consent prompt that mitigates this vulnerability. No other mitigation actions are indicated or necessary as the issue is fixed.
Description
CVE-2025-43252 is a vulnerability in macOS Sequoia that allowed websites to access sensitive user data during symlink resolution. The issue was addressed by adding an additional prompt for user consent in macOS Sequoia 15.6.