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CVE-2025-43524 - Vulnerability Analysis

HighCVSS: 8.8

Last Updated: May 12, 2026

Apple macOS - Sandbox Escape

Published: May 12, 2026Updated: May 12, 2026

Overview

Apple macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, and macOS Tahoe 26.2 contain a sandbox escape caused by insufficient sandbox restrictions, letting apps break out of their sandbox, exploit requires app execution.

Severity & Score

Severity: High

CVSS Score: 8.8

Impact

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

Mitigation

Update to macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.2 or later.

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/125886

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Details

CVE ID: CVE-2025-43524
Severity: High
CVSS Score: 8.8
Type: broken_access_control
Status: unconfirmed

CWE

CWE-284

CVSS Metrics

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