High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 4, 2025· Updated Apr 2, 2026

CVE-2025-43472

Description

A validation issue was addressed with improved input sanitization. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.1. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

Affected products

Apple Inc./macOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <14.8.2

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

support.apple.com/en-us/125635nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/125636nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/125634nvd

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