Is CVE-2025-43268 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2025-43268 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2025-43268?

CVE-2025-43268 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-43268?

CVE-2025-43268 has an EPSS score of 0.16% (5th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-43268?

Upgrade macos to 15.6 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2025-43268

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

How to fix

Remediation Available

macosNVD

Affected:>= 15.0, < 15.6Fixed in:15.6CVE-2025-43268derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.16%probability of exploitation in 30 days

5thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 5% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

support.apple.com

Other references1

seclists.org

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2011-3923	Critical	9.8	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-15379	Critical	9.8	86%	-	-
CVE-2018-1000207	High	7.2	64%	-	-
CVE-2023-32986	High	8.8	63%	-	-
CVE-2021-44521	Critical	9.1	55%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-13374	Medium	4.3	38%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-11-03.