CVE-2025-43260 Privilege escalation in macOS
An app can hijack entitlements from other privileged apps, allowing privilege escalation on macOS systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-43260?
CVE-2025-43260 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, with no action from the victim.
Official description
This issue was addressed with improved data protection. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7. An app may be able to hijack entitlements granted to other privileged apps.
Weakness: CWE-266
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-43260?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Macos.
How do I fix CVE-2025-43260?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-43260 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-43260 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43260 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Macos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pmfh-h23w-38mh.