Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU118001

Protection Mechanism Failure in macOS - CVE-2025-43407

Published: November 4, 2025 / Updated: April 10, 2026

Vulnerability identifier: #VU118001

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:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-43407

CWE-ID: CWE-693

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is 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 Assets. A local application can break out of its sandbox.

Affected software

macOS
visionOS
tvOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS

How to mitigate CVE-2025-43407

Install updates from vendor's website.

macOS - addressed in versions 26.1 25B78, 14.8.2 23J126, 15.7.2 24G325
visionOS - update to 26.1
tvOS - update to 26.1 23J580
iPadOS - update to 26.1 23B85
Apple iOS - update to 26.1 23B85

Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

Exploit #12572 - Sandbox-Escape-iOS-18.0-26.0 (This uses CVE-2025-43407 as exploit and still testing working not gauranteed.) (April 10, 2026)

External References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/125634