Apple macOS up to 25 App permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Apple macOS up to 25. Impacted is an unknown function of the component App Handler. The manipulation leads to permission. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-43451. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple macOS up to 25. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component App Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-275. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

A permissions issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-43451 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/21/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1222 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 26 eliminates this vulnerability.

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

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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ADP CISA Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / 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
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0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: macOS 26

Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 CVE reserved
05/27/2026 +406 days Advisory disclosed
05/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/21/2026 +55 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-43451 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43451
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-365843
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 05/27/2026 06:27
Updated: 07/21/2026 19:11
Changes: 05/27/2026 06:27 (66), 07/21/2026 19:11 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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