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

CVE-2025-43249

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. 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: 15.6
Apple Inc./macOS Sonomallm-fuzzy
Range: 14.7.7
Apple Inc./macOS Venturallm-fuzzy
Range: 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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