Apple macOS up to 26.0 App Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 26.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component App. Executing a manipulation can lead to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-43467. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple macOS up to 26.0. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component App. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.1. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-43467 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 12/14/2025).

Upgrading to version 26.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-203143). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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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
12/14/2025 +2 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-43467 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43467
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-336340
EUVD: 🔒
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 12/12/2025 22:38
Updated: 12/14/2025 01:31
Changes: 12/12/2025 22:38 (55), 12/14/2025 01:31 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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