CVE-2025-43387 Privilege escalation in macOS

High 7.8 Published Updated

A malicious app can gain root privileges on macOS due to insufficient permission restrictions, requiring users to update their operating system.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-43387?

CVE-2025-43387 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 4 Nov 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 15.7.2, macOS Tahoe 26.1. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-43387?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Macos.

How do I fix CVE-2025-43387?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-43387 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-43387 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43387 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Macos vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g299-mhqp-hp6f.

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