Buffer overflow in macOS - CVE-2025-43533

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Buffer overflow in macOS - CVE-2025-43533

Published: December 13, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU119940
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-43533
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows an attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Multi-Touch. An attacker with physical access to device can attach a malicious HID device to the system, trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service attack. 


Affected software

macOS
visionOS
tvOS
Apple iOS
iPadOS
watchOS

How to mitigate CVE-2025-43533

Install updates from vendor's website.

macOS - addressed in versions 26.2 25C56, 14.8.4 23J319, 15.7.4 24G517
visionOS - update to 26.2
tvOS - update to 26.2 23K54
Apple iOS - addressed in versions 18.7.5 22H311, 26.2 23C55
iPadOS - addressed in versions 18.7.5 22H311, 26.2 23C55
watchOS - update to 26.2 23S303

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