CVE-2025-43195 Information disclosure in macOS

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

An application can access sensitive user data due to improper validation of environment variables in macOS.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-43195?

CVE-2025-43195 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 29 Jul 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An issue existed in the handling of environment variables. This issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7, macOS Ventura 13.7.7. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-43195?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Macos.

How do I fix CVE-2025-43195?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-43195 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-43195 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43195 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Macos vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q38c-47vv-2gfm.

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