High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 30, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-43196

Description

A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. 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 gain root privileges.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./macOSv52 versions
0+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: 0
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <13.7.7
Apple Inc./macOS Sequoiallm-fuzzy
Range: before 15.6
Apple Inc./macOS Sonomallm-fuzzy
Range: before 14.7.7
Apple Inc./macOS Venturallm-fuzzy
Range: before 13.7.7

Patches

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References

support.apple.com/en-us/124149nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/124150nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/124151nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/32nvd
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/33nvd
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/34nvd

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