CVE-2025-43512
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 12, 2025 at 08:56 PM UTC
Updated: October 7, 2026 at 08:10 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendormacOSiPadOS
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.8.3, macOS Sequoia 15.7.3. An app may be able to elevate privileges.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 14.8.3v < 15.7.3v < 26.215.0 ≤ v < 15.7.3
Affected range stops below 14.8.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 15.7.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 26.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
Source: cverecord
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125885Source: cverecord
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125886SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
7.8HIGHCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-269
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