CVE-2025-43478: macos from 14.0 (inclusive), before 14.8.2 (exclusive), from 15.0 (inclusive), before 15.7.2 (exclusive); +1 more…

CVE-2025-43478. CVSS 3.1 base score 5.5 (MEDIUM, Source advisory). EPSS 0.00181 (percentile 0.07206), scored 17-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

macos · from 14.0 (inclusive), before 14.8.2 (exclusive)
apple

macos · from 15.0 (inclusive), before 15.7.2 (exclusive)
apple

macOS · 0 to before 14.8.2, 0 to before 15.7.2, 0 to before 26.1
Apple

Component: Not specified by the source

Attack conditions (Source advisory, CVSS 3.1): Local · Low privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

Source advisory’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 5.5/10) rates confidentiality and integrity impact as none; availability impact as high. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.

Published 18-Oct-2026 22:52 UTC

CWE: CWE-416
CCR priority: 22.0 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H · Source advisory
EPSS: 0.00181 · percentile 0.07206 · 2026-10-17
KEV: no

Provenance

NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-18 22:50:08.248207+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2025-43478.html