Apple macOS up to 14.6/15.5 Lockdown Mode access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Apple macOS up to 14.6/15.5. This affects an unknown function of the component Lockdown Mode. The manipulation leads to privilege escalation. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-43192. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple macOS up to 14.6/15.5. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Lockdown Mode. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A configuration issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7. Account-driven User Enrollment may still be possible with Lockdown Mode turned on.

The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-43192 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/02/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 243030 (macOS 15.x < 15.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (124149)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 14.7 or 15.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (243030) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-23129). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.1
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 243030
Nessus Name: macOS 15.x < 15.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (124149)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 14.7/15.6

Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 CVE reserved
07/30/2025 +105 days Advisory disclosed
07/30/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/02/2025 +3 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-43192 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43192
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-318161
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 07/30/2025 08:21
Updated: 08/02/2025 14:21
Changes: 07/30/2025 08:21 (55), 07/31/2025 21:17 (1), 08/01/2025 10:08 (3), 08/02/2025 14:21 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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