Apple macOS/visionOS/iOS/iPadOS up to 14.8.1/15.7.1 App information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apple macOS, visionOS, iOS and iPadOS up to 14.8.1/15.7.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component App. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-43498. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS, visionOS, iOS and iPadOS up to 14.8.1/15.7.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component App. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.1, iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1, macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.8.2, visionOS 26.1. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-43498 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. 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 12/18/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 14.8.2 or 15.7.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2475). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Apple macOS

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.2

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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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/visionOS/iOS/iPadOS 14.8.2/15.7.2

Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 CVE reserved
11/04/2025 +202 days Advisory disclosed
11/04/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/18/2025 +44 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-43498 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43498
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-331123
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2475 - Apple macOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen

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

Entryinfo

Created: 11/04/2025 08:16
Updated: 12/18/2025 09:49
Changes: 11/04/2025 08:16 (57), 11/15/2025 13:13 (7), 12/18/2025 09:49 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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