CVE-2025-43270: Race Condition

Published Jul 29, 2025
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Updated

Admin Framework. A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.

Other sources

afclip. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

AMD. A race condition was addressed with improved state handling.

— Apple

An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7, macOS Ventura 13.7.7. An app may gain unauthorized access to Local Network.

— MITRE

AppleMobileFileIntegrity. A downgrade issue was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions.

— Apple

AppleMobileFileIntegrity. A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

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
Description
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Affected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected 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

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-43270?

CVE-2025-43270 is considered a significant security vulnerability due to the potential impact of the access issues it addresses.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-43270?

To fix CVE-2025-43270, users should update to the latest versions of macOS Ventura 13.7.7, macOS Sequoia 15.6, or macOS Sonoma 14.7.7.

3

What vulnerabilities does CVE-2025-43270 address?

CVE-2025-43270 addresses issues related to path handling, memory handling, race conditions, and access restrictions.

4

Which Apple operating systems are affected by CVE-2025-43270?

CVE-2025-43270 affects Apple macOS Ventura, macOS Sequoia, and macOS Sonoma prior to specified versions.

5

What impact could CVE-2025-43270 have if exploited?

If exploited, CVE-2025-43270 could allow unauthorized access or execution of arbitrary code in affected systems.

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