Description
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26, visionOS 26. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.
Published: 2025-09-15
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Privilege Escalation
Action: Immediate Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability is a permissions flaw that allows a malicious application to obtain root privileges on macOS and visionOS. The weakness corresponds to inappropriate authorization checks (CWE-862).

Affected Systems

Apple’s macOS and visionOS are affected. Any version released before macOS Tahoe 26 and visionOS 26 may contain the flaw. The fix is included in macOS Tahoe 26 and visionOS 26; earlier releases remain vulnerable.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 7.8 indicates a high‑severity flaw, but the EPSS score of less than 1 % suggests that exploitation is currently unlikely. The vulnerability is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog, and no public exploit has been reported. A malicious app that is installed on or executed by the target system can take advantage of this lack of proper authorization to elevate privileges to root, potentially allowing complete control over the device.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 28, 2026 at 00:07 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Install all available macOS updates to reach version 26 or later.
  • Install all available visionOS updates to reach version 26 or later.
  • After updates, audit and remove any unauthenticated or unsigned applications that are installed on the device.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 28, 2026 at 00:07 UTC.

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-29316 A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26, visionOS 26. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.
History

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:30:00 +0000

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Title Malicious App Can Gain Root Privileges Through Permissions Flaw in macOS and visionOS

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in visionOS 26. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges. A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26, visionOS 26. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.
References

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 02:30:00 +0000

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Tue, 04 Nov 2025 01:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26, visionOS 26. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges. A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in visionOS 26. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 19:30:00 +0000

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References

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 14:00:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Apple visionos
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos
Apple visionos

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 15:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-862
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 22:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26, visionOS 26. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.
References

Subscriptions

Apple Macos Visionos
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-02T18:17:03.781Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T15:24:37.107Z

Link: CVE-2025-43316

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Updated: 2025-11-03T18:11:05.127Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2025-09-15T23:15:34.620

Modified: 2026-04-02T19:20:24.927

Link: CVE-2025-43316

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-04-28T00:15:05Z

Weaknesses