Apple macOS up to 14.8.2 App information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 14.8.2. It has been declared as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component App. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-43538. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 14.8.2. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component App. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction. This issue is fixed in watchOS 26.2, macOS Sonoma 14.8.3, iOS 18.7.3 and iPadOS 18.7.3, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Tahoe 26.2, visionOS 26.2. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-43538 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

Upgrading to version 14.8.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2838). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Apple macOS

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.0

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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NVD Base Score: 5.5
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ADP CISA Base Score: 3.3
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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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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: macOS 14.8.3

Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 CVE reserved
12/12/2025 +240 days Advisory disclosed
12/12/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/11/2026 +88 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-43538 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43538
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-336356
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2838 - Apple macOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen

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

Entryinfo

Created: 12/12/2025 22:41
Updated: 03/11/2026 00:59
Changes: 12/12/2025 22:41 (57), 12/15/2025 19:21 (6), 12/16/2025 06:13 (11), 12/19/2025 15:15 (1), 03/11/2026 00:59 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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