CVE-2025-43471
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.1. An app may...
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.1. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.5
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.1. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
- Record
CVE-2025-43471- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-497
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
5.5
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.1. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
- Record
CVE-2025-43471- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-497
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-203136
5.5
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.1. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
- Record
EUVD-2025-203136- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m8x7-m39c-62g2
5.5
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.1. An app may...
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.1. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
- Record
GHSA-m8x7-m39c-62g2- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-497
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-43471 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Apple Macos, published December 12, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.18%, the 7th percentile. No source names a fixed version.