CVE-2025-43497

MEDIUMNVD 5.25.2—

5.2

An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.1. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

CVSS v3: 5.2
EG Score: 5.2(medium)
EPSS: 3.1%
KEV: Not listed

Published

December 12, 2025

Last Modified

December 16, 2025

References (1)

product-security@applehttps://support.apple.com/en-us/125634

Weakness Classification(1)

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

CWE-862Missing Authorization

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 20× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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2026-05-29 17:38 UTCEG score recompute

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-43497?

CVE-2025-43497 is a medium vulnerability published on December 12, 2025. An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.1. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

When was CVE-2025-43497 disclosed?

CVE-2025-43497 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 12, 2025, with the most recent update on December 16, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2025-43497 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-43497 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 3.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-43497?

CVE-2025-43497 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.2 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2025-43497?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-43497, 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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