CVE-2025-43333: Buffer Overflow

Published Sep 15, 2025
·
Updated

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

Other sources

AirPort. A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

— Apple

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 Neural Engine. An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.

— Apple

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

— Apple

Credit

Rodolphe BRUNETTI@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Kandji), Kirin@@Pwnrin, ABC Research s.r.o., Mickey Jin@@patch1t, an anonymous researcher, Nolan Astrein(Kandji), Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Cisco Talos), Kirin@@Pwnrin(Cisco Talos), Claudio Bozzato(Cisco Talos), Francesco Benvenuto(Cisco Talos), Zhongquan Li@@Guluisacat, Bilal Siddiqui, Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Michael Reeves@@IntegralPilot, Noah Gregory (wts.dev), Dawuge(Shuffle Team), Rosyna Keller(Totally Not Malicious Software), Guilherme Rambo(Best Buddy Apps), Yinyi Wu@@_3ndy1(Dawn Security Lab of JD), @@zlluny(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), 이동하 (Lee Dong Ha)(SSA Lab), Zhongcheng Li(IES Red Team of ByteDance), Matej Moravec@@MacejkoMoravec, Shantanu Thakur, Wang Yu(Cyberserval), Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Jian Lee@@speedyfriend433, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Keisuke Hosoda, Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), Viktor Oreshkin, Nathaniel Oh@@calysteon, Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, Hikerell (Loadshine Lab), Rodolphe Brunetti@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), LFY@@secsys(Fudan University), CVE-2025-40909, @@zlluny, CVE-2024-27280, KPC(Cisco Talos), @@RenwaX23, Ye Zhang(Baidu Security), pattern-f@@pattern_F_, 정답이 아닌 해답, Kirin@@Pwnrin(Computer Science), Cristian Dinca(Computer Science), Romania, CVE-2025-6965, JZ, Seo Hyun-gyu@@wh1te4ever, Luke Roberts@@rookuu, Ferdous Saljooki@@malwarezoo(Jamf), Justin Elliot Fu, Pyrophoria(GrapheneOS), an anonymous researcher(GrapheneOS), James J Kalafus, Michel Migdal, ken super, Jaydev Ahire, Big Bear, Ignacio Sanmillan@@ulexec, Mike Cardwell(grepular), Bob Lord, Pawel Wylecial(REDTEAM)

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Tahoe<26
26
Apple macOS<26.0

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

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-43333?

CVE-2025-43333 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to the potential for an application to gain root privileges.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-43333?

To fix CVE-2025-43333, users should update to macOS Tahoe 26 where the issue has been addressed with additional restrictions.

3

What impact does CVE-2025-43333 have on my system?

CVE-2025-43333 could potentially allow unauthorized applications to execute with root privileges, possibly compromising system security.

4

Which versions of macOS are affected by CVE-2025-43333?

CVE-2025-43333 affects all versions of macOS Tahoe up to version 26.

5

What software components are involved in CVE-2025-43333?

CVE-2025-43333 involves permissions issues and buffer overflow vulnerabilities primarily related to the Airport and AppKit components.

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