CVE-2025-43257 | BDVDB-2026-324284 Detail

ApplemacOS

Description#

This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact low. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

References#

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

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12026-04-02Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-04-02
Last modified: 2026-04-02

Vendor information

Vendor: Apple
Product: macOS

All Apple vulnerabilities

Score

8.7 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 8.1.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
< 15.6
Fixed
15.6

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

8.7 High

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Changed
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	Low

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).