CVE-2025-43420

low-risk

Published 2025-11-04

A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.1. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

Do I need to act?

0.01% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 4.7/10 Medium

LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Macos

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (3)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/125634

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/125635

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/125636

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low-risk

Severity 12/34 · Low

Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal