Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU115301

Permissions, privileges, and access controls in macOS - CVE-2025-43316

Published: September 16, 2025

Vulnerability identifier: #VU115301

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-43316

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed security restrictions in DiskArbitration. A local application can gain root privileges.

macOS
visionOS

Install update from vendor's website.

macOS - update to 26.0 25A354
visionOS - update to 26.0 23M336