Protected user data disclosure via mishandled caches
Published Dec 17, 2025 · Updated Dec 17, 2025
Information disclosure in Siri in Apple macOS before 26.2 allows local users to access protected user data through an app. Apple identifies Siri cache handling as the locus but has not disclosed the affected cache, data path, or operation that exposes protected content. A local user must be able to run an app; the reported consequence is limited to reading protected user data, with no reported modification or service interruption.
Summary
What happened
Information disclosure in Siri in Apple macOS before 26.2 allows local users to access protected user data through an app. Apple identifies Siri cache handling as the locus but has not disclosed the affected cache, data path, or operation that exposes protected content. A local user must be able to run an app; the reported consequence is limited to reading protected user data, with no reported modification or service interruption.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-43514
- Published
- Dec 17, 2025
- Updated
- Dec 17, 2025
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- macOS
- Classifications
- CWE-200, T1005
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Dec 17, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Dec 17, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <26.2
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