Type confusion in macOS - CVE-2025-43236
Published: July 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU113545
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-43236
CWE-ID: CWE-843
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error in Power Management. A local user can trigger a type confusion error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2025-43236
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - addressed in versions 15.6 24G84, 13.7.7 22H722, 14.7.7 23H723