Race condition in macOS - CVE-2025-43364

 

Race condition in macOS - CVE-2025-43364

Published: November 4, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU118052
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-2025-43364
CWE-ID: CWE-362
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 a race condition in NetFSFramework. A local user can exploit the race and break out of its sandbox.


Affected software

macOS

How to mitigate CVE-2025-43364

Install updates from vendor's website.

macOS - addressed in versions 26.1 25B78, 14.8 23J21, 15.7 24G222

External References

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