Apple macOS up to 18.4 App sandbox

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple macOS. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component App. Executing a manipulation can lead to sandbox. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-43329. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple macOS. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component App. 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. CVE summarizes:

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in watchOS 26, tvOS 26, macOS Tahoe 26, iOS 26 and iPadOS 26. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-43329 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/16/2025). This vulnerability is assigned to T1611 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 26.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-29286). 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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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 26.0

Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 CVE reserved
09/16/2025 +153 days Advisory disclosed
09/16/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/16/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-43329 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43329
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-324226
EUVD: 🔒
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 09/16/2025 07:44
Updated: 09/16/2025 09:58
Changes: 09/16/2025 07:44 (57), 09/16/2025 09:58 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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