Apple macOS up to 15.6 App race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Apple macOS up to 15.6. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component App. Such manipulation leads to race condition. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-43292. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 15.6 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component App. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26, macOS Sequoia 15.7.2. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-43292 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 272235 (macOS 15.x < 15.7.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (125635)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 15.7 or 26.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (272235) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2475). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Affected

  • Apple macOS

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.4

VulDB Base Score: 2.5
VulDB Temp Score: 2.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 272235
Nessus Name: macOS 15.x < 15.7.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (125635)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 15.7/26.0

Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 CVE reserved
09/16/2025 +153 days Advisory disclosed
09/16/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/18/2025 +93 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-43292 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43292
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-324320
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2475 - Apple macOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen

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

Entryinfo

Created: 09/16/2025 08:03
Updated: 12/18/2025 01:50
Changes: 09/16/2025 08:03 (56), 11/04/2025 19:54 (2), 11/05/2025 00:32 (7), 12/18/2025 01:50 (1)
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