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CVE-2025-43387

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Description

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS Tahoe 26.1. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.8 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Modified
Source identifier
Published
2025-11-04 02:15:45.700000
Last modified
2026-10-18 21:10:00.120000
View original CVE JSON
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  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2025-11-04T02:15:45.700",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-18T21:10:00.120",
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    }
  ],
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      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/125634",
      "source": "[email protected]"
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