CVE-2025-43364: Race Condition

Published Sep 15, 2025
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Updated

A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8, macOS Tahoe 26.1. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

Other sources

Admin Framework. A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

Admin Framework. The issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

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

— Apple

App Store. A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction.

— Apple

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

— Apple

Credit

Ryan Dowd@@_rdowd, Ron Masas(BreakPoint), Pinak Oza, an anonymous researcher, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, Joseph Ravichandran@@0xjprx(MIT CSAIL), Dave G. (supernetworks.org), JZ, Zhongcheng Li(IES Red Team of ByteDance), Duy Trần@@khanhduytran0, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Kandji), Hikerell (Loadshine Lab), Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Kirin@@Pwnrin(Fudan University), LFY@@secsys(Fudan University), 이동하 (Lee Dong Ha(BoB 14th), wac(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Adwiteeya Agrawal, Kenneth Chew, Rodolphe BRUNETTI@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), @@EthanArbuckle, pattern-f@@pattern_F_, iisBuri, Ferdous Saljooki@@malwarezoo(Jamf), Murray Mike, Cristian Dinca (icmd.tech), Apple, Dave G.(supernetworks), Alex Radocea(supernetworks), Taavi Eomäe(Zone Media), Romain Lebesle(Khatima), Himanshu Bharti@@Xpl0itme(Khatima), Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), BynarIO AI (bynar.io), Google Threat Analysis Group, Doug Hogan, Kirin@@Pwnrin, Asaf Cohen, KPC(Cisco Talos), CVE-2024-43398, CVE-2024-49761, CVE-2025-6442, @@RenwaX23, Zhongquan Li@@Guluisacat, Stanislav Jelezoglo, Vivek Dhar, ASI (RM) in Border Security Force, FTR HQ BSF Kashmir, Nikolai Skliarenko(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), an anonymous researcher(Microsoft), Kirin@@Pwnrin(Microsoft), Jonathan Bar Or@@yo_yo_yo_jbo(Microsoft), Amy@@asentientbot, CVE-2025-32462, CVE-2025-53906, Aleksejs Popovs, Phil Beauvoir, Google Big Sleep, Gary Kwong, rheza@@ginggilBesel, Justin Cohen(Google), Nan Wang@@eternalsakura13, rheza@@ginggilBesel(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), shandikri(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Gary Kwong(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Tom Van Goethem, Wang Yu(Cyberserval), @@cloudlldb, Morris Richman@@morrisinlife, Bilal Siddiqui, Rosyna Keller(Totally Not Malicious Software), Guilherme Rambo(Best Buddy Apps), @@zlluny(Trend Zero Day Initiative), Nolan Astrein(Kandji), Matej Moravec@@MacejkoMoravec, Shantanu Thakur, Keisuke Hosoda, Viktor Oreshkin, Nathaniel Oh@@calysteon, Rodolphe Brunetti@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), Dawuge(Shuffle Team), CVE-2025-40909, CVE-2024-27280, Ye Zhang(Baidu Security), @@zlluny, 정답이 아닌 해답, Noah Gregory (wts.dev), Justin Elliot Fu, ABC Research s.r.o., Google's Threat Analysis Group, Seo Hyun-gyu@@wh1te4ever, Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc, 风 (binaryfmyy), BochengXiang@@Crispr, YingQi Shi@@Mas0nShi, Dora Orak, Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Fudan University), Kirin@@Pwnrin(Computer Science), Cristian Dinca(Computer Science), Romania

Affected Software

5 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Tahoe<26.1
26.1
Apple macOS>=14.0<14.8
Apple macOS>=15.0<15.7
Apple macOS Sequoia<15.7
15.7
Apple macOS Sonoma<14.8
14.8

Event History

Sep 15, 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
Nov 3, 2025
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software
Nov 4, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:17 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:17 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·02:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-43364?

CVE-2025-43364 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow an application to escape its sandbox.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-43364?

To fix CVE-2025-43364, update to macOS Sonoma 14.8 or macOS Sequoia 15.7, where this issue is addressed.

3

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2025-43364?

CVE-2025-43364 is a race condition vulnerability impacting macOS applications.

4

Which versions of macOS are affected by CVE-2025-43364?

CVE-2025-43364 affects macOS versions from 14.0 up to, but not including 14.8, and 15.0 up to, but not including 15.7.

5

What is the nature of the issue in CVE-2025-43364?

CVE-2025-43364 involves a logic issue that was addressed with improved validation checks in the Admin Framework.

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