Protection Mechanism Failure in macOS - CVE-2025-43296

 

Protection Mechanism Failure in macOS - CVE-2025-43296

Published: October 10, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU116894
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-43296
CWE-ID: CWE-693
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local application to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient implementation of security measures in System Settings. A local application can bypass Gatekeeper checks.


Affected software

macOS

How to mitigate CVE-2025-43296

Install updates from vendor's website.

macOS - update to 26.0 25A354

External References

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