Apple macOS up to 15.5 Restrictions sandbox

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 15.5 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Restrictions Handler. Such manipulation leads to sandbox. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-43274. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 15.5. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Restrictions Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sandbox vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-265. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A privacy issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.

The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-43274 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1611 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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 vulnerability database at Tenable (243030). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Sandbox
CWE: CWE-265 / CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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 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-2025-43274 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43274
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-318266
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 07/30/2025 08:43
Updated: 08/02/2025 11:02
Changes: 07/30/2025 08:43 (57), 08/01/2025 10:15 (1), 08/02/2025 11:02 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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