Apple macOS up to 13.7.6/14.7.6/15.5 type confusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 13.7.6/14.7.6/15.5. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown part. Performing a manipulation results in type confusion. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-43236. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple macOS up to 13.7.6/14.7.6/15.5. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a type confusion vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-843. The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7, macOS Ventura 13.7.7. An attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination.

The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-43236 since 04/16/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 13.7.7, 14.7.7 or 15.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Type confusion
CWE: CWE-843
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 13.7.7/14.7.7/15.6

Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 CVE reserved
04/02/2026 +351 days Advisory disclosed
04/02/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/27/2026 +116 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-43236 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43236
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-355005
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 04/02/2026 23:57
Updated: 07/27/2026 07:06
Changes: 04/02/2026 23:57 (64), 07/27/2026 07:06 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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