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Security fix · CVE-2025-43251

An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management.

Published Jul 29, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 2, 2026 · Apple macOS

Last checked Oct 26, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-43251. EPSS is 0.17%. Act only if a listed version of Apple macOS is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium5.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.17%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Apple macOS 0 <15.6

An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6. A local attacker may gain access to Keychain items.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor Apple macOS 0 <15.60 <15.6

How to fix CVE-2025-43251

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-43251. EPSS is 0.17%. Act only if a listed version of Apple macOS is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Apple macOS 0 <15.6 0 <15.6. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.17%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jul 29, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6. A local attacker may gain access to Keychain items.

  2. Apr 2, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6. A local attacker may gain access to Keychain items.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-43251

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-43251

    30-day exploitation probability 0.17%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-23074

    An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6. A local attacker may gain access to Keychain items.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 26, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 23, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 21, 2026
  • EUVDOct 20, 2026