Apple macOS up to 15.7 permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple macOS up to 15.7. This issue affects some unknown processing. Such manipulation leads to permission. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-43262. The attack can be executed directly on the physical device. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 15.7 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-275. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26. USB Restricted Mode may not be applied to accessories connected during boot.

The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-43262 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1222.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 265371 (macOS 26.x < 26.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (125110)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 26.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (265371). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

VulDB Base Score: 3.9
VulDB Temp Score: 3.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 265371
Nessus Name: macOS 26.x < 26.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (125110)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔒

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
09/25/2025 +9 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-43262 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43262
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-324284
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 09/16/2025 07:57
Updated: 09/25/2025 06:50
Changes: 09/16/2025 07:57 (56), 09/25/2025 06:50 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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