CVE-2025-43353

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8, macOS Tahoe 26. Processing a maliciously crafted string may lead to heap corruption.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125110	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125111	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125112	Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::

History

17 Sep 2025, 13:56

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 5.5
CWE		CWE-787
First Time		Apple Apple macos
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/125110 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/125110 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/125111 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/125111 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/125112 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/125112 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

15 Sep 2025, 23:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-09-15 23:15

Updated : 2025-09-18 19:15

NVD link : CVE-2025-43353

Mitre link : CVE-2025-43353

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-43353

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

macos

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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