Apple macOS up to 14.8.2/15.7.2 App denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple macOS up to 14.8.2/15.7.2. This affects an unknown part of the component App. This manipulation causes denial of service. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-43482. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple macOS up to 14.8.2/15.7.2. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component App. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.2, macOS Sequoia 15.7.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.3. An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-43482 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 278569 (macOS 14.x < 14.8.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (125888)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 14.8.3 or 15.7.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (278569), EUVD (EUVD-2025-203151) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2838). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

  • Apple macOS

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

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 278569
Nessus Name: macOS 14.x < 14.8.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (125888)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: macOS 14.8.3/15.7.3

Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 CVE reserved
12/12/2025 +240 days Advisory disclosed
12/12/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/19/2025 +7 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-43482 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43482
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-336349
EUVD: 🔒
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2838 - Apple macOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen

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

Entryinfo

Created: 12/12/2025 22:39
Updated: 12/19/2025 14:54
Changes: 12/12/2025 22:39 (57), 12/13/2025 16:41 (2), 12/15/2025 05:23 (1), 12/15/2025 18:25 (6), 12/19/2025 14:54 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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