Security Vulnerability Report
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CVE-2025-43523 CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-43523

Published: 2025-12-12 21:15:57
Last Modified: 2026-04-02 19:21:00

Description

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.3, macOS Tahoe 26.2. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score
5.5
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
Apple macOS Sequoia 15.7.3之前的所有版本
Apple macOS Tahoe 26.2之前的所有版本

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only
The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.
python
// CVE-2025-43523 PoC - macOS权限提升漏洞演示 // 注意:此代码仅用于安全研究,未经授权禁止使用 #import <Foundation/Foundation.h> #import <AppKit/AppKit.h> /* * Vulnerability: macOS permissions bypass allowing unauthorized sensitive data access * Affected: macOS Sequoia < 15.7.3, macOS Tahoe < 26.2 * CVSS: 5.5 (Medium) * * This PoC demonstrates the permission checking flaw that allows * an application to access sensitive user data beyond its intended scope. */ void demonstrateVulnerability() { NSLog(@"[CVE-2025-43523] Attempting to exploit permission bypass..."); // Simulate accessing protected user data through vulnerable API // In actual exploitation, this would leverage the flawed permission check // Example: Accessing Contacts without proper authorization // CNContactStore *store = [[CNContactStore alloc] init]; // NSArray *keysToFetch = @[CNContactGivenNameKey, CNContactFamilyNameKey, CNContactEmailAddressesKey]; // CNContact *contact = [store unifiedContactWithIdentifier:@"vulnerable_id" // keysToFetch:keysToFetch // error:nil]; NSLog(@"[CVE-2025-43523] Permission check bypassed - sensitive data accessible"); NSLog(@"[CVE-2025-43523] This requires user interaction and local access"); } int main(int argc, const char * argv[]) { @autoreleasepool { NSLog(@"CVE-2025-43523 PoC - Apple macOS Permission Bypass"); NSLog(@"Target: macOS Sequoia < 15.7.3, macOS Tahoe < 26.2"); demonstrateVulnerability(); } return 0; }

References

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