CVE-2025-43373CWE-119CWE-787

CVE-2025-43373

High · published November 4, 2025

CVSS v3.1
7.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
41.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

⚡ A crafty memory handling flaw could lead to unexpected chaos in your system! Think of it like a waiter accidentally spilling hot soup on a customer—if not handled right, it can cause a lot of mess and discomfort. This vulnerability is similar, where an app can crash or even corrupt the core memory of your macOS system! The consequences here could be absolutely devastating. An attacker might exploit this vulnerability to cause your system to crash unexpectedly or, worse yet, interfere with the kernel memory, leading to instability and potential data loss. It's important to take this seriously!

Put simply

Think of it like a waiter accidentally spilling hot soup on a customer—if not handled right, it can cause a lot of mess and discomfort. This vulnerability is similar, where an app can crash or even corrupt the core memory of your macOS system! This vulnerability relates to improper memory handling in certain macOS versions, allowing apps to potentially cause system termination or corrupt critical kernel memory.

What to do

The consequences here could be absolutely devastating. An attacker might exploit this vulnerability to cause your system to crash unexpectedly or, worse yet, interfere with the kernel memory, leading to instability and potential data loss. It's important to take this seriously! To secure your systems, make sure to update to macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.8.2, or macOS Tahoe 26.1 immediately. Regularly check for updates to ensure you’re not vulnerable to memory handling issues in the future. You've got this! With these updates, you'll have your system safe and sound in no time! 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00492 · 41.3th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer; CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write
Published
2025-11-04T07:15Z
Affected products (2)
ProductVersionsFixed in
apple/macos≥ 14.0, < 14.8.214.8.2
apple/macos≥ 15.0, < 15.7.215.7.2
References (3)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 04 NOV 01:18Z
    The issue was addressed with improved memory handling
    cvelistv5