Vulnerability in Apple macOS

CVE-2025-43273

A permissions issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Sonoma 14.8. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.

EPSS: 0.006 (46.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-43273?
CVE-2025-43273 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2025-07-30.
How severe is CVE-2025-43273?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.