Apple macOS up to 26.0 sandbox

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Apple macOS up to 26.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to sandbox. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-43404. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 26.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sandbox vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-265. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A permissions issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.1. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-43404 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. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/16/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1611 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 26.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Sandbox
CWE: CWE-265 / CWE-264
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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 26.1

Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 CVE reserved
12/12/2025 +240 days Advisory disclosed
12/12/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/16/2025 +4 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-43404 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43404
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-336317
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 12/12/2025 22:27
Updated: 12/16/2025 06:13
Changes: 12/12/2025 22:27 (56), 12/16/2025 06:13 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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