Local privilege escalation via inadequate kernel checks
Published Dec 12, 2025 · Updated Dec 12, 2025
Kernel privilege escalation in Apple macOS before 14.8.3, 15.0 through 15.7.2, and before 26.2 allows local users to elevate privileges. The kernel performs inadequate logic checks, but Apple has not disclosed the function, checked condition, or attacker-controlled input. A local app-execution path is required, and the published record does not specify the resulting privilege level.
Summary
What happened
Kernel privilege escalation in Apple macOS before 14.8.3, 15.0 through 15.7.2, and before 26.2 allows local users to elevate privileges. The kernel performs inadequate logic checks, but Apple has not disclosed the function, checked condition, or attacker-controlled input. A local app-execution path is required, and the published record does not specify the resulting privilege level.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-43512
- Published
- Dec 12, 2025
- Updated
- Dec 12, 2025
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- macOS
- Classifications
- CWE-269, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Dec 12, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Dec 12, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <14.8
- Affected versionversion=unspecified <15.7
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