What is CVE-2025-43497?

CVE-2025-43497 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.2/10. Published 2025-12-12.

How severe is CVE-2025-43497?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.2 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Apple Macos

CVE-2025-43497

An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.1. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.001 (3.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Apple Macos — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

product-security@apple.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-43497?: CVE-2025-43497 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.2/10. Published 2025-12-12.
How severe is CVE-2025-43497?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.2 out of 10.