SecuriTricks - CVE-2025-43304

Description

A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8, macOS Tahoe 26. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	Macos Sequoia Macos Sonoma Macos Tahoe	15.7 14.8 26

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
o	apple	macos_sequoia	15.7	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
o	apple	macos_sonoma	14.8	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
o	apple	macos_tahoe	26	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/125110

https://support.apple.com/en-us/125111

https://support.apple.com/en-us/125112

CVSS Score

7.0 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Attack Complexity: HIGH
Privileges Required: LOW
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
Integrity Impact: HIGH
Availability Impact: HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Timeline

Published: Sept. 15, 2025, 11:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Sept. 16, 2025, 2:15 p.m.

Status : Undergoing Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

product-security@apple.com

CVE-2025-43304