CVE-2025-43249: Race Condition
Published Jul 29, 2025
·Updated
A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7, macOS Ventura 13.7.7. An app may be able to gain root privileges.
Credit
Ryan Dowd@@_rdowd, Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), ABC Research s.r.o., Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Noah Gregory (wts.dev), Andreas Jaegersberger & Ro Achterberg(Nosebeard Labs), an anonymous researcher, Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, 风沐云烟@@binary_fmyy, Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc, 2ourc3 | Salim Largo, Dawuge(Shuffle Team), Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Gary Kwong(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), CVE-2025-43226, Christian Kohlschütter, Ivan Fratric(Google Project Zero), Pyrophoria, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Kandji), Minghao Lin, Jiaxun Zhu, Kirin@@Pwnrin, Zhongquan Li@@Guluisacat, Koh M. Nakagawa@@tsunek0h(Kandji), Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Yuebin Sun@@yuebinsun2020, Shang-De Jiang(CyCraft Technology), Kazma Ye(CyCraft Technology), Nikolai Skliarenko(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Team Orca of Sea Security), Keith Yeo@@kyeojy(Team Orca of Sea Security), Martti Hütt, Tony Iskow@@Tybbow, MRHAX, Aditya Rana, Google's Threat Analysis Group, Seo Hyun-gyu@@wh1te4ever(Xiaomi), Dora Orak(Xiaomi), Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc(Xiaomi), XiLong Zhang@@Resery4(Xiaomi), noir@@ROIS, fmyy (@风沐云烟), Chi Yuan Chang(ZUSO ART), taikosoup, Willey Lin, Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Brian Carpenter, Sergei Glazunov(Google Project Zero), Dora Orak, Vlad Stolyarov(Google's Threat Analysis Group), Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), an anonymous researcher(Loadshine Lab), Hikerell(Loadshine Lab), @@zlluny, CVE-2025-6965, Martin Bajanik(Fingerprint), Ammar Askar, Gilad Moav, Yehuda Afek, Anat Bremler-Barr, Amit Klein, Yuhao Hu, Yan Kang, Chenggang Wu, Xiaojie Wei, Syarif Muhammad Sajjad, shandikri(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Google V8 Security Team, Nan Wang@@eternalsakura13, Ziling Chen, HexRabbit@@h3xr4bb1t(DEVCORE Research Team), Ignacio Sanmillan@@ulexec, Clément Lecigne(Google's Threat Analysis Group), Jonathan Bar Or@@yo_yo_yo_jbo(Microsoft)
Affected Software
6 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Ventura<13.7.7
13.7.7
Apple macOS Sequoia<15.6
15.6
Apple macOS Sonoma<14.7.7
14.7.7
Apple macOS<13.7.7
Apple macOS>=14.0<14.7.7
Apple macOS>=15.0<15.6
Event History
Jul 29, 2025
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Affected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:35 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:35 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Jul 30, 2025
Data Sourced
via NVD·12:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2025-43249?
CVE-2025-43249 is classified as a critical vulnerability due to the potential for apps to gain root privileges.
2
How do I fix CVE-2025-43249?
To fix CVE-2025-43249, update to macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7, or macOS Ventura 13.7.7.
3
What products are affected by CVE-2025-43249?
CVE-2025-43249 affects macOS Sequoia, macOS Sonoma, and macOS Ventura prior to their latest versions.
4
What is the cause of CVE-2025-43249?
CVE-2025-43249 is caused by a logic issue that was addressed with improved checks and validation.
5
Can CVE-2025-43249 be exploited remotely?
CVE-2025-43249 requires local access and cannot be exploited remotely.