Apple macOS up to 13.6/14.6/15.5 Restrictions sandbox

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple macOS up to 13.6/14.6/15.5. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Restrictions Handler. This manipulation causes sandbox. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-43241. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 13.6/14.6/15.5 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Restrictions Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sandbox vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-265. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Ventura 13.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7. An app may be able to read files outside of its sandbox.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-43241 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation appears 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 T1611 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 to version 13.7, 14.7 or 15.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (243030). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Sandbox
CWE: CWE-265 / CWE-264
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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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Upgrade: macOS 13.7/14.7/15.6

Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 🔍
07/30/2025 +105 days 🔍
07/30/2025 +0 days 🔍
08/01/2025 +2 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-43241 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43241
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-318235
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 07/30/2025 08:33
Updated: 08/01/2025 16:44
Changes: 07/30/2025 08:33 (57), 07/31/2025 22:28 (2), 08/01/2025 16:44 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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