CVE-2025-43232 is a critical permissions issue affecting macOS Sequoia, Ventura, and Sonoma, allowing an application to bypass Privacy preferences. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it poses a severe risk (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While Apple has released fixes in macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Ventura 13.7.7, and macOS Sonoma 14.7.7, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 13.7.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 14.0, < 14.7.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 15.0, < 15.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 0, < 13.7.7CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 0, < 14.7.7CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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