CVE-2025-43306

HIGHPre-NVD 7.8

7.8

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8, macOS Tahoe 26. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.

CVSS v3: 7.8
EG Score: 0.0(none)
EPSS: 0.2%
KEV: Not listed

Published

May 26, 2026

Last Modified

May 28, 2026

References (3)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-43306(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

GHSA-28cr-g9xf-2wgh
GitHub Security AdvisoriesHigh
A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7,...

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 9× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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2026-05-26 21:44 UTCEG score recompute

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-43306?

CVE-2025-43306 is a high vulnerability published on May 26, 2026. A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8, macOS Tahoe 26. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.

When was CVE-2025-43306 disclosed?

CVE-2025-43306 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 26, 2026, with the most recent update on May 28, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2025-43306 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-43306 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-43306?

CVE-2025-43306 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 0.0.

How do I remediate CVE-2025-43306?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-43306, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2025-43306

📅 Published

🔄 Last Modified

🔗 References (3)

📣 Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-43306(1)

Weakness Classification(1)

Data Freshness Timeline

❓ Frequently asked(5)