Apple macOS up to 15.5 improper check or handling of exceptional conditions

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apple macOS up to 15.5. This affects an unknown part. Performing a manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-43240. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple macOS up to 15.5. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-703. The product does not properly anticipate or handle exceptional conditions that rarely occur during normal operation of the product. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6. A download's origin may be incorrectly associated.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-43240 since 04/16/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/26/2025).

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 15.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (243030) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1703). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Debian Linux
  • Amazon Linux 2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Fedora Linux
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • IGEL OS
  • Open Source WebKitGTK

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper check or handling of exceptional conditions
CWE: CWE-703
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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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 15.6

Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 🔍
07/30/2025 +105 days 🔍
07/30/2025 +0 days 🔍
08/26/2025 +27 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-43240 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43240
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-318243
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-1703 - WebKitGTK: Mehrere Schwachstellen

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 07/30/2025 08:36
Updated: 08/26/2025 05:36
Changes: 07/30/2025 08:36 (54), 07/31/2025 05:47 (1), 07/31/2025 22:28 (2), 08/01/2025 16:44 (1), 08/26/2025 05:36 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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