Description
The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.2. An app may be able to access protected user data.
Published: 2025-12-17
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Information Disclosure
Action: Apply Update
AI Analysis

Impact

A flaw in macOS cache handling allows an application to read protected user data that should not be accessible. The weakness is an information‑disclosure vulnerability, classified as CWE‑200, and it does not provide any ability to execute code or elevate privileges.

Affected Systems

Apple macOS installations prior to macOS Tahoe 26.2 are affected. The issue is resolved in Tahoe 26.2 and later, regardless of hardware or user configuration.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 5.5 indicates medium severity, and the EPSS score of less than 1% suggests low current exploitation probability. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Attackers would need to run a malicious or untrusted application on the affected system; the flaw is effectively local and requires that the application have permission to access cache resources.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 27, 2026 at 22:10 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply macOS Tahoe 26.2 or newer to implement Apple’s fix for cache handling.
  • Enforce strict application sandboxing and Gatekeeper restrictions so that only trusted software can access protected cache data, thereby addressing the CWE‑200 information‑disclosure issue.
  • Monitor system logs for anomalous cache access or data read patterns and maintain a whitelist of approved applications that are allowed to use cached resources.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 27, 2026 at 22:10 UTC.

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References
Link Providers
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125886 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 20:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-200
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

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

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000

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

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.2. An app may be able to access protected user data.
References

Subscriptions

Apple Macos Macos Tahoe
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-02T18:26:10.397Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T15:27:21.196Z

Link: CVE-2025-43514

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-12-18T19:07:46.874Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-12-17T21:16:10.203

Modified: 2025-12-18T20:43:38.297

Link: CVE-2025-43514

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-27T22:15:15Z

Weaknesses