CVE-2025-43482

low-risk

Published 2025-12-12

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

Do I need to act?

0.03% 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 5.5/10 Medium

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Macos

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (3)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/125886

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/125887

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/125888

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low-risk

Severity 18/34 · Moderate

Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal