Product: macOS Sequoia 15.6
Summary
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions in macOS Sequoia 15.6. This vulnerability allows a malicious app to potentially gain root privileges, posing a significant security risk. Users are advised to update their systems to mitigate this issue.
Details
| Severity | Base Score | CVE |
|---|---|---|
| HIGH | 7.8 | CVE-2025-43268 |
Exploitation
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to run a malicious application on a vulnerable system. Given the low complexity of the attack and the requirement for local access, it could be executed by an unprivileged user, allowing them to escalate privileges and gain root access.
Affected Products
- macOS Sequoia 15.6: The latest version of macOS that addresses the permissions issue.
Mitigation
To mitigate this vulnerability, users should ensure that they update their macOS to version 15.6 or later, which includes the necessary security patches to address the permissions issue.