Product:
macOS Tahoe
Summary
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26. An app may be able to gain root privileges.
Details
| Severity | Base Score | CVE |
|---|---|---|
| HIGH | 7.8 | CVE-2025-43333 |
Exploitation
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to have local access to the system and could potentially run a malicious application that takes advantage of the permissions issue. By doing so, the attacker could gain elevated privileges, allowing them to perform unauthorized actions on the system.
Affected Products
- macOS Tahoe 26: The latest version that addresses the permissions issue.
Mitigation
To mitigate this vulnerability, users should ensure they are running the latest version of macOS Tahoe. Regularly updating the operating system will help protect against this and other vulnerabilities.