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CVE-2025-43257 - Vulnerability Analysis

HighCVSS: 8.7

Last Updated: April 2, 2026

Apple macOS Sequoia - Sandbox Escape

Published: April 2, 2026Updated: April 2, 2026

Overview

Apple macOS Sequoia 15.6 contains a sandbox escape caused by improper handling of symlinks, letting apps break out of their sandbox, exploit requires app execution within sandbox.

Severity & Score

Severity: High

CVSS Score: 8.7

Impact

An app can break out of its sandbox, potentially leading to privilege escalation or unauthorized access.

Mitigation

Update to macOS Sequoia 15.6 or later.

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/124149

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Details

CVE ID: CVE-2025-43257
Severity: High
CVSS Score: 8.7
Type: broken_access_control
Status: new

CWE

CWE-59

CVSS Metrics

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L