CVE-2025-43231: Buffer Overflow

Published Sep 15, 2025
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Updated

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.8. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.

Other sources

AMD. A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking.

— Apple

AppKit. The issue was resolved by blocking unsigned services from launching on Intel Macs.

— Apple

Apple Online Store Kit. A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

— Apple

AppSandbox. A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

— Apple

Call History. This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.

— Apple

Credit

Rosyna Keller(Totally Not Malicious Software), Guilherme Rambo(Best Buddy Apps), @@zlluny(Trend Zero Day Initiative), Google's Threat Analysis Group, Seo Hyun-gyu@@wh1te4ever, Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc, 风 (binaryfmyy), BochengXiang@@Crispr, YingQi Shi@@Mas0nShi, Dora Orak, an anonymous researcher, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Zhongcheng Li(IES Red Team of ByteDance), Matej Moravec@@MacejkoMoravec, Kirin@@Pwnrin, Shantanu Thakur, Wang Yu(Cyberserval), Keisuke Hosoda, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Kandji), Viktor Oreshkin, Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Fudan University), Kirin@@Pwnrin(Fudan University), LFY@@secsys(Fudan University), Nathaniel Oh@@calysteon, Hikerell (Loadshine Lab), Rodolphe Brunetti@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), Dawuge(Shuffle Team), CVE-2025-40909, Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), CVE-2024-27280, Ye Zhang(Baidu Security), pattern-f@@pattern_F_, @@zlluny, 정답이 아닌 해답, Kirin@@Pwnrin(Computer Science), Cristian Dinca(Computer Science), Romania, Noah Gregory (wts.dev), Justin Elliot Fu, Nolan Astrein(Kandji), Zhongquan Li@@Guluisacat, ABC Research s.r.o.

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Sonoma<14.8
14.8
Apple macOS<14.8

Event History

Sep 15, 2025
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:35 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:35 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·11:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-43231?

CVE-2025-43231 is considered a critical vulnerability due to its potential to allow unauthorized access to user-sensitive data.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-43231?

To fix CVE-2025-43231, users should update to macOS Sonoma version 14.8 or later as this version includes the necessary patches.

3

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2025-43231?

CVE-2025-43231 is a logic issue that was addressed with improved checks and also involved a buffer overflow addressed with better bounds checking.

4

What systems are affected by CVE-2025-43231?

CVE-2025-43231 affects Apple macOS Sonoma up to version 14.7, where improved security measures are implemented in version 14.8.

5

Is it safe to use applications on affected systems for CVE-2025-43231?

Using applications on affected systems may pose risks until the update to macOS Sonoma 14.8 is applied to mitigate the vulnerability.

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