Is CVE-2025-43290 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2025-43290 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2025-43290?

CVE-2025-43290 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-43290?

CVE-2025-43290 has an EPSS score of 0.13% (3th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-43290?

Upgrade macos to 15.7 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2025-43290

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8, macOS Tahoe 26. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

How to fix

Remediation Available

macosNVD

Affected:>= 15.0, < 15.7Fixed in:15.7CVE-2025-43290derived 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

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.13%probability of exploitation in 30 days

3rdpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 3% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory3

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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 2026-05-27.