Sensitive data disclosure via insufficient entitlement checks
Published Nov 4, 2025 · Updated Nov 4, 2025
Improper access control in Apple Shortcuts for macOS before 14.8.2, 15.7.2, and 26.1 allows local users to read sensitive user data. The Shortcuts component fails to enforce required app entitlements before granting access, although Apple has not disclosed the affected request path or data class. Exploitation requires local execution of an app and user interaction; the reported consequence is data disclosure without modification or service interruption.
Summary
What happened
Improper access control in Apple Shortcuts for macOS before 14.8.2, 15.7.2, and 26.1 allows local users to read sensitive user data. The Shortcuts component fails to enforce required app entitlements before granting access, although Apple has not disclosed the affected request path or data class. Exploitation requires local execution of an app and user interaction; the reported consequence is data disclosure without modification or service interruption.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-43499
- Published
- Nov 4, 2025
- Updated
- Nov 4, 2025
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- macOS
- Classifications
- CWE-284, T1005
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Nov 4, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Nov 4, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <14.8
- Affected versionversion=unspecified <15.7
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