PT-2025-42395 · Apple · Apple Macos

Published 2025-07-29 · Updated 2026-02-26 · CVE-2025-43281

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 15.6

Description The issue involves improved authentication, which, prior to the fix, allowed a local attacker to potentially elevate their privileges. There is no information about the number of affected devices or any real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations Update to macOS version 15.6.

Fix

LPE

Improper Authentication

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-287

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-43281

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 9

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-43281 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/124149 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43281 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1978627471600738645 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cveNotify/153346 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cveNotify/139028 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/35041 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1978562028852699366 · Twitter Post
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2025-43281 · Note