VDB-331133 · CVE-2025-43396 · WID-SEC-2025-2475

Apple macOS up to 14.8.1/15.7.1 App information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 14.8.1/15.7.1. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component App. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-43396. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 14.8.1/15.7.1 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component App. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS Tahoe 26.1, macOS Sonoma 14.8.2. A sandboxed app may be able to access sensitive user data.

The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-43396 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

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). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

Apple macOS

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

macOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

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

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: macOS 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-2025-43396 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43396
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-331133
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2475 - Apple macOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen

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

Entryinfo

Created: 11/04/2025 08:17
Updated: 12/18/2025 03:23
Changes: 11/04/2025 08:17 (57), 11/14/2025 12:35 (7), 12/18/2025 03:23 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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