CVE-2025-43405

User-sensitive data access via sandbox permissions bypass

Published Nov 4, 2025 · Updated Nov 4, 2025

Permissions bypass in Apple macOS allows local users to access user-sensitive Photos data through a malicious app. The Photos sandbox permission enforcement does not prevent an app from reaching protected user data; Apple has not disclosed the exact request or code path. Execution of an app on macOS 14 before 14.8.2, macOS 15 before 15.7.2, or macOS 26 before 26.1 is required, with impact limited to unauthorized data access.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.55%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Permissions bypass in Apple macOS allows local users to access user-sensitive Photos data through a malicious app. The Photos sandbox permission enforcement does not prevent an app from reaching protected user data; Apple has not disclosed the exact request or code path. Execution of an app on macOS 14 before 14.8.2, macOS 15 before 15.7.2, or macOS 26 before 26.1 is required, with impact limited to unauthorized data access.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-43405
Published
Nov 4, 2025
Updated
Nov 4, 2025
Vendor
Apple
Product
macOS
Classifications
CWE-359, T1005
Attack vector
local
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 4, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 4, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <14.8
  2. Affected versionversion=unspecified <15.7

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

Apple · macOSversion=unspecified <14.8; version=unspecified <15.7

Published CVSS scores

7.5CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-359Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor
T1005Data from Local System

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