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7.8
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-43316
"macOS/Tahoe VisionOS Root Privilege Escalation"
Description

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26, visionOS 26. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 15, 2025, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 17, 2025, 1:50 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-43316 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple macos
2 Apple visionos
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 2
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Solution
Apply updates to prevent unauthorized privilege escalation.
  • Update macOS to version 26 or later.
  • Update visionOS to version 26 or later.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2025-43316.

URL Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125110 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125115 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-43316 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-43316 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2025-43316 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • The Hacker News
Apple Backports Fix for CVE-2025-43300 Exploited in Sophisticated Spyware Attack

Sep 16, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Spyware Apple on Monday backported fixes for a recently patched security flaw that has been actively exploited in the wild. The vulnerability in question ... Read more

Published Date: Sep 16, 2025 (3 weeks, 1 day ago)
  • seclists.org
APPLE-SA-09-15-2025-10 visionOS 26

Full Disclosure mailing list archives From: Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure () seclists org> Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2025 16:37:23 -0700 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SH ... Read more

Published Date: Sep 16, 2025 (3 weeks, 2 days ago)
  • seclists.org
APPLE-SA-09-15-2025-5 macOS Tahoe 26

Full Disclosure mailing list archives From: Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure () seclists org> Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2025 16:34:18 -0700 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SH ... Read more

Published Date: Sep 16, 2025 (3 weeks, 2 days ago)

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-43316 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 17, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 26.0 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 26.0
    Added Reference Type Apple Inc.: https://support.apple.com/en-us/125110 Types: Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added Reference Type Apple Inc.: https://support.apple.com/en-us/125115 Types: Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Sep. 16, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-862
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Sep. 15, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26, visionOS 26. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/125110
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/125115
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact