Improper authentication in macOS - CVE-2025-43281

 

Improper authentication in macOS - CVE-2025-43281

Published: October 16, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU117312
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-2025-43281
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to an authentication issue in application firewall. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


Affected software

macOS

How to mitigate CVE-2025-43281

Install updates from vendor's website.

macOS - update to 15.6 24G84

External References

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