CVE-2025-43266 Privilege escalation in macOS

Medium 5.1 Published Updated

An app can break out of its sandbox due to a permissions issue, allowing privilege escalation on macOS.

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-2025-43266?

CVE-2025-43266 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

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. 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 break out of its sandbox.

Weakness: CWE-732

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-43266?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Macos.

How do I fix CVE-2025-43266?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-43266 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-43266 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43266 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Macos vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jgr8-94f3-hp4c.

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