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CVE-2025-43333

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-09-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-269

Description

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

Affected products

• Apple macOS: before 26.0 — fixed in 26.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple macOS 26.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/125110
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/53

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