CVE-2025-43304

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A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.8, macOS Sequoia 15.7. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

7.0 /10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.0 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125111 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125112 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/53
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/54
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/55
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

04 Nov 2025, 02:15

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Summary (en) A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8, macOS Tahoe 26. An app may be able to gain root privileges. (en) A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.8, macOS Sequoia 15.7. An app may be able to gain root privileges.
References
  • {'url': 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/125110', 'tags': ['Release Notes', 'Vendor Advisory'], 'source': 'product-security@apple.com'}

03 Nov 2025, 19:15

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References
  • () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/53 -
  • () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/54 -
  • () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/55 -

17 Sep 2025, 13:46

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First Time Apple
Apple macos
CPE cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/125110 - () https://support.apple.com/en-us/125110 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/125111 - () https://support.apple.com/en-us/125111 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/125112 - () https://support.apple.com/en-us/125112 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

16 Sep 2025, 14:15

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CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.0
CWE CWE-362

15 Sep 2025, 23:15

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New CVE
Information

Published : 2025-09-15 23:15

Updated : 2025-11-04 02:15

NVD link : CVE-2025-43304

Mitre link : CVE-2025-43304

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-43304

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

  • macos
CWE
CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')