CVE-2025-43199: 
macOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

CVE-2025-43199 is a permissions vulnerability discovered in Apple's macOS operating systems that was disclosed on July 29, 2025. The vulnerability affects multiple versions of macOS including Sequoia 15.6, Sonoma 14.7.7, and Ventura 13.7.7. The issue was identified as a permissions vulnerability in the Core Services component that could allow a malicious application to gain root privileges (Apple Support, NVD).

The vulnerability is classified as a permissions issue in the Core Services component of macOS. It received a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability is associated with CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management). Apple addressed the security flaw by removing the vulnerable code from the affected systems (NVD).

The primary impact of this vulnerability is that a malicious application could potentially gain root privileges on the affected system. This level of access would give an attacker complete control over the system, allowing them to execute arbitrary code, access sensitive data, and make system-level changes (Apple Support).

Apple has released security updates to address this vulnerability in macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7, and macOS Ventura 13.7.7. Users are advised to update their systems to these versions or later to protect against potential exploitation (Apple Support).

The vulnerability was discovered and reported by security researchers Gergely Kalman (@gergely_kalman) and an anonymous researcher. The high CVSS score and the potential for root access have drawn attention from the security community (Apple Support).