Protection mechanism failure in macOS - CVE-2025-43320
Published: December 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119946
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-2025-43320
CWE-ID: CWE-693
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a logic issue in AppleMobileFileIntegrity. A local application can bypass launch constraint protections and execute malicious code with elevated privileges.
Affected software
macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2025-43320
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - addressed in versions 15.7.3 24G419, 26.0 25A354