VDB-331139 · CVE-2025-43420 · WID-SEC-2025-2475

Apple macOS up to 14.8.1/15.7.1 App race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Apple macOS up to 14.8.1/15.7.1. The affected element is an unknown function of the component App. The manipulation leads to race condition. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-43420. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple macOS up to 14.8.1/15.7.1. This issue affects an unknown code 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. The summary by CVE is:

A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS Tahoe 26.1, macOS Sonoma 14.8.2. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-43420 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

macOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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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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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-2025-43420 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43420
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-331139
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2475 - Apple macOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen

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

Entryinfo

Created: 11/04/2025 08:20
Updated: 12/18/2025 03:23
Changes: 11/04/2025 08:20 (56), 11/15/2025 11:04 (7), 12/18/2025 03:23 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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