Apple macOS Network Setting improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Network Setting Handler. The manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-43223. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS (the affected version unknown). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Network Setting Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

A denial-of-service issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7.7, iPadOS 17.7.9, iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7, watchOS 11.6, macOS Sequoia 15.6, tvOS 18.6, visionOS 2.6. A non-privileged user may be able to modify restricted network settings.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-43223 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1548.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (243030). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.2

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 🔍
07/30/2025 +105 days 🔍
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07/31/2025 +1 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-43223 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43223
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-318167
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 07/30/2025 08:22
Updated: 07/31/2025 10:27
Changes: 07/30/2025 08:22 (55), 07/30/2025 16:34 (1), 07/31/2025 10:27 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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