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CVE-2025-43414

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.2 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-11-04 · updated 2026-10-18
• Weakness: CWE-284

Description

A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.1. A shortcut may be able to access files that are normally inaccessible to the Shortcuts app.

Affected products

• Apple macOS: before 14.8.2; from 15.0 before 15.7.2 — fixed in 14.8.2, 15.7.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple macOS 14.8.2, 15.7.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/125634
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/125635
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/125636

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