CVE-2025-43306
📛 CVE Title
CVE-2025-43306
Description
A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8, macOS Tahoe 26. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.
Overview
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Assigner (CNA)
- apple
- CVSS severity
- high
- CVSS score
- 7.8 / 10
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Effective score
- 7.8 / 10 HIGH source: CNA overview
- CWE(s)
- —
- Reserved
- 2025-04-16
- Published
- 2026-05-26 21:32 UTC
- Last updated
- 2026-05-28 03:55 UTC
- Source
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2025/43xxx/CVE-2025-43306.json
- Linked Threat
- CVE-2025-43306 — CVE-2025-43306
NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0
Layer NVD adds on top of the CNA's CVE record — published / last-modified timestamps, exploitability / impact subscores, and the FIRST.org EPSS probability that this CVE will be exploited in the wild in the next 30 days.
- NVD published
- 2026-05-26 22:16:40 UTC
- NVD last modified
- 2026-07-24 11:10:00 UTC
- NVD CVSS v3.1
- 7.8 / 10 HIGH source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
- NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Exploitability subscore
- 1.8 / 10
- Impact subscore
- 5.9 / 10
- EPSS score
- 0.0014 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
- EPSS percentile
- 3.35% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-07-26
NVD-assigned CWE(s):
CWE-269
(differs from the CNA list above)
NVD / KEV / EPSS data refreshed 2026-07-27 10:56 UTC. Re-run the 🛰 Backfill from NVD button above to refresh.
European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD
ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.
- EUVD ID
-
EUVD-2025-209938 - Assigner
- apple
- Published
- May 26, 2026, 9:32:06 PM
- Updated
- May 28, 2026, 3:55:22 AM
- EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1)
-
7.8 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EUVD-reported EPSS
- 0.1400
- Vendors
- Apple
- Products
-
macOS (0 <14.8)macOS (0 <26)macOS (0 <15.7)
- Aliases
-
GHSA-28cr-g9xf-2wgh
ENISA description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8, macOS Tahoe 26. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.
Affected products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | macOS |
0 (affected),
0 (affected),
0 (affected)
|
— |
Affected products — CPE 2.3 (1) NVD
NVD's normalized CPE 2.3 matchers, used by vendor tools (vulnerability scanners, asset managers) for automated detection. Compare with the CNA's free-text "Affected products" section above.
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendor references (3)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
Web references (6)
DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43306 tenable:nvd.nist.gov
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125110 tenable:support.apple.com
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125111 tenable:support.apple.com
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125112 tenable:support.apple.com
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-43306 tenable:www.cve.org
- https://www.first.org/epss/ tenable:www.first.org
NVD-tagged references (3)
Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125110 product-security@apple.com Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125111 product-security@apple.com Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125112 product-security@apple.com Vendor Advisory
Remediations (18)
Remediations are stored against the linked Threat row; the list below is deduplicated across both pages.
-
web:blog.qualys.com
May 2026's Patch Tuesday arrives with Microsoft addressing a fresh set of vulnerabilities across its ecosystem, reinforcing the ongoing need for timely patching in an increasingly threat-heavy…
2026-06-04 00:03 UTC -
web:cvefinder.io
CVSS 7.8, high severity - A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8, macOS Tahoe 26. A malicious ... Get full vulnerability details, affected versions, exploit code, EPSS score, and mitigation strategies.
2026-06-04 00:03 UTC -
web:cvemon.intruder.io
Get the latest on CVE-2025-43306 , including risk score and recommendations. Vulnerability intelligence on trending CVEs from multiple sources.
2026-06-04 00:03 UTC -
web:cybersecuritynews.com
Microsoft's May 2026 Patch Tuesday lands with a heavy enterprise focus, fixing 120 vulnerabilities across Windows, Office, Azure, developer tools, and Microsoft 365 apps, including 29 remote code execution (RCE) flaws rated Critical.
2026-06-04 00:03 UTC -
web:portal.msrc.microsoft.com
The Security Update Guide provides information on the latest Microsoft security updates, helping users understand and address potential vulnerabilities effectively.
2026-06-04 00:03 UTC -
web:www.cve.org
At cve .org, we provide the authoritative reference method for publicly known information-security vulnerabilities and exposures
2026-06-04 00:03 UTC -
web:www.helpnetsecurity.com
Microsoft has marked May 2026 Patch Tuesday by releasing fixes for 120+ CVE -numbered vulnerabilities, none of which are actively exploited.
2026-06-04 00:03 UTC -
web:www.malwarebytes.com
The KEV catalog tracks vulnerabilities known to be exploited in the wild and sets patch deadlines for Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies. Five of the added vulnerabilities are quite old by vulnerability standards. Patches were released in 2008, 2009, and 2010. But the Microsoft Defender vulnerabilities are from this year. Those ...
2026-06-04 00:03 UTC -
web:www.secure.com
Remediation fully removes a vulnerability by fixing its root cause — through a patch , code fix , or system replacement. Mitigation reduces the risk of exploitation without removing the flaw itself, using controls like network segmentation or access restrictions.
2026-06-04 00:03 UTC -
web:zecurit.com
Get the complete breakdown of Microsoft's June 2026 Patch Tuesday. We analyze the latest security updates and all critical CVEs .
2026-06-04 00:03 UTC -
web:cvefeed.io
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-43306 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
2026-06-19 02:26 UTC -
web:cybersecuritynews.com
Microsoft has officially acknowledged a critical zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Defender, publicly dubbed "RoguePlanet," and confirmed it is actively developing a security patch to address the flaw.
2026-06-19 02:26 UTC -
web:www.computerweekly.com
Microsoft has not only broken but obliterated the record for the largest ever Patch Tuesday drop, with its June 2026 update addressing approximately 200 flaws, and three zero-days.
2026-06-19 02:26 UTC -
web:www.crowdstrike.com
Microsoft has released security updates for 130 vulnerabilities, including 30 critical, in its May 2026 Patch Tuesday rollout.
2026-06-19 02:26 UTC -
web:www.crowdstrike.com
Microsoft has released security updates for 84 vulnerabilities, including 2 publicly disclosed zero-day and 8 critical, in its September 2025 Patch Tuesday rollout.
2026-06-19 02:26 UTC -
web:www.malwarebytes.com
Microsoft says it's working on a fix for an unpatched Defender vulnerability that can give attackers the highest level of access on Windows.
2026-06-19 02:26 UTC -
web:www.microsoft.com
Security Update Guide Notifications Microsoft's free Security Update Guide Notifications provide links to security-related software updates and notification of re-released security updates. These notifications are sent via email throughout the month as needed.
2026-06-19 02:26 UTC -
web:www.oracle.com
This Critical Security Patch Update contains 35 new security patches across the product families listed below. Please note that an MOS note summarizing the content of this Critical Security Patch Update and other Oracle Software Security Assurance activities is located at May 2026 Critical Security Patch Update: Executive Summary and Analysis.
2026-06-19 02:26 UTC
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The full cvelistV5 record. Download as CVE-2025-43306.json.
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