CVE-2025-43474 (GCVE-0-2025-43474)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-11-04 01:16 – Updated: 2025-11-05 04:55
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Summary
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.8.2, macOS Sequoia 15.7.2. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 14.8 (custom)
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