Local sensitive-data access via CoreMedia race
Published Sep 15, 2025 · Updated Sep 15, 2025
Race condition in CoreMedia in Apple macOS Sequoia before 15.7 and macOS Tahoe before 26 allows local users to access sensitive user data. CoreMedia mishandles state across concurrent operations, creating a timing window that exposes data; Apple has not disclosed the affected function or shared resource. Exploitation requires a locally launched app and user interaction; the reported consequence is sensitive-data access without integrity or availability impact.
Summary
What happened
Race condition in CoreMedia in Apple macOS Sequoia before 15.7 and macOS Tahoe before 26 allows local users to access sensitive user data. CoreMedia mishandles state across concurrent operations, creating a timing window that exposes data; Apple has not disclosed the affected function or shared resource. Exploitation requires a locally launched app and user interaction; the reported consequence is sensitive-data access without integrity or availability impact.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-43292
- Published
- Sep 15, 2025
- Updated
- Sep 15, 2025
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- macOS
- Classifications
- CWE-362, T1005
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Sep 15, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 15, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <15.7
- Affected versionversion=unspecified <26
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