Protection Mechanism Failure in macOS - CVE-2025-43310
Published: September 16, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115341
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-43310
CWE-ID: CWE-693
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local application to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed security restrictions in WindowServer. A local application can trick the victim into copying sensitive data to the pasteboard.
Affected software
macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2025-43310
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - addressed in versions 15.7 24G222, 14.8 23J21, 26.0 25A354