Apple macOS up to 26.0 App information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apple macOS up to 26.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component App. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-43465. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple macOS up to 26.0. 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:

A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 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-2025-43465 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 attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 26.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

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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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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
12/17/2025 +5 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-43465 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43465
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-336331
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 12/12/2025 22:34
Updated: 12/17/2025 17:11
Changes: 12/12/2025 22:34 (57), 12/17/2025 17:11 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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