About the security content of macOS Tahoe 26.1

This document describes the security content of macOS Tahoe 26.1.

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macOS Tahoe 26.1

Admin Framework

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data

Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.

CVE-2025-43471: Gergely Kalman (@gergely_kalman)

Admin Framework

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data

Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.

CVE-2025-43322: Ryan Dowd (@_rdowd)

Apple Account

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: A malicious app may be able to take a screenshot of sensitive information in embedded views

Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved checks.

CVE-2025-43455: Ron Masas of BreakPoint.SH, Pinak Oza

Apple Neural Engine

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory

Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2025-43447: an anonymous researcher

CVE-2025-43462: an anonymous researcher

AppleMobileFileIntegrity

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data

Description: A downgrade issue affecting Intel-based Mac computers was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions.

CVE-2025-43390: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

AppleMobileFileIntegrity

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data

Description: An injection issue was addressed with improved validation.

CVE-2025-43388: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

CVE-2025-43466: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

AppleMobileFileIntegrity

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data

Description: A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation.

CVE-2025-43382: Gergely Kalman (@gergely_kalman)

AppleMobileFileIntegrity

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data

Description: A downgrade issue affecting Intel-based Mac computers was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions.

CVE-2025-43468: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

AppleMobileFileIntegrity

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to access protected user data

Description: This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks.

CVE-2025-43379: Gergely Kalman (@gergely_kalman)

AppleMobileFileIntegrity

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data

Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

CVE-2025-43378: an anonymous researcher

ASP TCP

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination

Description: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.

CVE-2025-43478: Joseph Ravichandran (@0xjprx) of MIT CSAIL, Dave G. (supernetworks.org)

Assets

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to break out of its sandbox

Description: This issue was addressed with improved entitlements.

CVE-2025-43407: JZ

Assets

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system

Description: This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks.

CVE-2025-43446: Zhongcheng Li from IES Red Team of ByteDance

ATS

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data

Description: A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation.

CVE-2025-43465: an anonymous researcher

Audio

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An attacker with physical access to an unlocked device paired with a Mac may be able to view sensitive user information in system logging

Description: A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction.

CVE-2025-43423: Duy Trần (@khanhduytran0)

BackBoardServices

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to break out of its sandbox

Description: An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions.

CVE-2025-43497: an anonymous researcher

bootp

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to access protected user data

Description: This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks.

CVE-2025-43394: Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Kandji

CloudKit

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to break out of its sandbox

Description: This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks.

CVE-2025-43448: Hikerell (Loadshine Lab)

configd

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to access protected user data

Description: This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks.

CVE-2025-43395: Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Kandji

configd

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to access protected user data

Description: This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks.

CVE-2025-43461: Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Kandji

Contacts

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data

Description: A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction.

CVE-2025-43426: Wojciech Regula of SecuRing (wojciechregula.blog)

CoreAnimation

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial-of-service

Description: A denial-of-service issue was addressed with improved validation.

CVE-2025-43401: 이동하 (Lee Dong Ha of BoB 14th), wac working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

CoreServices

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data

Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

CVE-2025-43479: an anonymous researcher

CoreServices

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to enumerate a user's installed apps

Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

CVE-2025-43436: Zhongcheng Li from IES Red Team of ByteDance

CoreServicesUIAgent

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: A malicious app may be able to delete protected user data

Description: This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks.

CVE-2025-43381: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

CoreText

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted media file may lead to unexpected app termination or corrupt process memory

Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation.

CVE-2025-43445: Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

Disk Images

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to break out of its sandbox

Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.

CVE-2025-43481: Adwiteeya Agrawal, Mickey Jin (@patch1t), Kenneth Chew, an anonymous researcher

DiskArbitration

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges

Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

CVE-2025-43387: an anonymous researcher

Dock

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data

Description: A race condition was addressed with improved state handling.

CVE-2025-43420: Rodolphe BRUNETTI (@eisw0lf) of Lupus Nova

dyld

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: Visiting a website may lead to an app denial-of-service

Description: A denial-of-service issue was addressed with improved input validation.

CVE-2025-43464: Duy Trần (@khanhduytran0), @EthanArbuckle

FileProvider

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data

Description: An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management.

CVE-2025-43498: pattern-f (@pattern_F_)

Find My

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to fingerprint the user

Description: A privacy issue was addressed by moving sensitive data.

CVE-2025-43507: iisBuri

Finder

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may bypass Gatekeeper checks

Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved validation.

CVE-2025-43348: Ferdous Saljooki (@malwarezoo) of Jamf

GPU Drivers

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory

Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation.

CVE-2025-43474: Murray Mike

Installer

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: A sandboxed app may be able to access sensitive user data

Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.

CVE-2025-43396: an anonymous researcher

Installer

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to fingerprint the user

Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

CVE-2025-43444: Zhongcheng Li from IES Red Team of ByteDance

Installer

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to gain root privileges

Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.

CVE-2025-43467: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

Kernel

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination

Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2025-43398: Cristian Dinca (icmd.tech)

libxpc

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: A sandboxed app may be able to observe system-wide network connections

Description: An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions.

CVE-2025-43413: Dave G. and Alex Radocea of supernetworks.org

Mail Drafts

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: Remote content may be loaded even when the 'Load Remote Images' setting is turned off

Description: The issue was addressed by adding additional logic.

CVE-2025-43496: Romain Lebesle, Himanshu Bharti @Xpl0itme From Khatima

Model I/O

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted media file may lead to unexpected app termination or corrupt process memory

Description: An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.

CVE-2025-43386: Michael DePlante (@izobashi) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

CVE-2025-43385: Michael DePlante (@izobashi) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

CVE-2025-43384: Michael DePlante (@izobashi) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

CVE-2025-43383: Michael DePlante (@izobashi) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

Model I/O

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service

Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking.

CVE-2025-43377: BynarIO AI (bynar.io)

Multi-Touch

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: A malicious HID device may cause an unexpected process crash

Description: The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.

CVE-2025-43424: Google Threat Analysis Group

NetFSFramework

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to break out of its sandbox

Description: A race condition was addressed with additional validation.

CVE-2025-43364: Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Kandji

Networking

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: iCloud Private Relay may not activate when more than one user is logged in at the same time

Description: A logic error was addressed with improved error handling.

CVE-2025-43506: Doug Hogan

Notes

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data

Description: A privacy issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.

CVE-2025-43389: Kirin (@Pwnrin)

NSSpellChecker

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data

Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

CVE-2025-43469: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

PackageKit

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data

Description: This issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks.

CVE-2025-43411: an anonymous researcher

Photos

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data

Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions.

CVE-2025-43405: an anonymous researcher

Photos

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data

Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of temporary files.

CVE-2025-43391: Asaf Cohen

quarantine

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to break out of its sandbox

Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions.

CVE-2025-43393: an anonymous researcher

Ruby

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: Multiple issues in ruby

Description: This is a vulnerability in open source code and Apple Software is among the affected projects. The CVE-ID was assigned by a third party. Learn more about the issue and CVE-ID at cve.org.

CVE-2024-43398

CVE-2024-49761

CVE-2025-6442

Safari

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: Visiting a malicious website may lead to address bar spoofing

Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.

CVE-2025-43493: @RenwaX23

Safari

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: Visiting a malicious website may lead to user interface spoofing

Description: An inconsistent user interface issue was addressed with improved state management.

CVE-2025-43503: @RenwaX23

Safari

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences

Description: A privacy issue was addressed by removing sensitive data.

CVE-2025-43502: an anonymous researcher

Sandbox

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data

Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.

CVE-2025-43406: Zhongquan Li (@Guluisacat)

Sandbox

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data

Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions.

CVE-2025-43404: Zhongquan Li (@Guluisacat)

Sandbox Profiles

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data

Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of user preferences.

CVE-2025-43500: Stanislav Jelezoglo

Security

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data

Description: The issue was addressed by adding additional logic.

CVE-2025-43335: Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Kandji

Share Sheet

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An attacker with physical access may be able to access contacts from the lock screen

Description: This issue was addressed by restricting options offered on a locked device.

CVE-2025-43408: Vivek Dhar, ASI (RM) in Border Security Force, FTR HQ BSF Kashmir

SharedFileList

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to break out of its sandbox

Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

CVE-2025-43476: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

Shortcuts

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: A shortcut may be able to access files that are normally inaccessible to the Shortcuts app

Description: A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation.

CVE-2025-30465: an anonymous researcher

CVE-2025-43414: an anonymous researcher

Shortcuts

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data

Description: This issue was addressed with improved state management.

CVE-2025-43473: Kirin (@Pwnrin)

Shortcuts

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data

Description: This issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks.

CVE-2025-43499: an anonymous researcher

sips

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: Parsing a file may lead to an unexpected app termination

Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation.

CVE-2025-43380: Nikolai Skliarenko of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

Siri

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data

Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.

CVE-2025-43477: Kirin (@Pwnrin)

Siri

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to access protected user data

Description: This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.

CVE-2025-43399: Cristian Dinca (icmd.tech), Kirin (@Pwnrin)

SoftwareUpdate

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app with root privileges may be able to access private information

Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

CVE-2025-43336: Rodolphe BRUNETTI (@eisw0lf) of Lupus Nova

SoftwareUpdate

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service

Description: A permissions issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.

CVE-2025-43397: Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Kandji

Spotlight

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data

Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions.

CVE-2025-43409: an anonymous researcher, Kirin (@Pwnrin), Jonathan Bar Or (@yo_yo_yo_jbo) of Microsoft

StorageKit

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to access protected user data

Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

CVE-2025-43351: Rodolphe BRUNETTI (@eisw0lf) of Lupus Nova

StorageKit

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data

Description: A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation.

CVE-2025-43463: Amy (@asentientbot), Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

sudo

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: In certain configurations, an attacker with host-limited sudo access may be able to elevate privileges

Description: This is a vulnerability in open source code and Apple Software is among the affected projects. The CVE-ID was assigned by a third party. Learn more about the issue and CVE-ID at cve.org.

CVE-2025-32462

sudo

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data

Description: This issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks.

CVE-2025-43334: Gergely Kalman (@gergely_kalman)

TCC

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to break out of its sandbox

Description: A file quarantine bypass was addressed with additional checks.

CVE-2025-43412: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

Vim

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation

Description: This is a vulnerability in open source code and Apple Software is among the affected projects. The CVE-ID was assigned by a third party. Learn more about the issue and CVE-ID at cve.org.

CVE-2025-53906

WebKit

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: A malicious website may exfiltrate data cross-origin

Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.

CVE-2025-43480: Aleksejs Popovs

WebKit

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash

Description: This issue was addressed through improved state management.

CVE-2025-43458: Phil Beauvoir

CVE-2025-43430: Google Big Sleep

CVE-2025-43427: Gary Kwong, rheza (@ginggilBesel)

WebKit

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash

Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.

CVE-2025-43443: an anonymous researcher

WebKit

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash

Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2025-43441: rheza (@ginggilBesel)

CVE-2025-43435: Justin Cohen of Google

CVE-2025-43425: an anonymous researcher

WebKit

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash

Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks

CVE-2025-43440: Nan Wang (@eternalsakura13)

WebKit

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash

Description: A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management.

CVE-2025-43438: shandikri working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

CVE-2025-43457: Gary Kwong, Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

CVE-2025-43434: Google Big Sleep

WebKit

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to memory corruption

Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2025-43433: Google Big Sleep

CVE-2025-43431: Google Big Sleep

WebKit

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash

Description: A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management.

CVE-2025-43432: Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

WebKit

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash

Description: A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking.

CVE-2025-43429: Google Big Sleep

WebKit

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash

Description: Multiple issues were addressed by disabling array allocation sinking.

CVE-2025-43421: Nan Wang (@eternalsakura13)

WebKit Canvas

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: A website may exfiltrate image data cross-origin

Description: The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches.

CVE-2025-43392: Tom Van Goethem

Wi-Fi

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory

Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2025-43373: Wang Yu of Cyberserval

WindowServer

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt process memory

Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2025-43402: @cloudlldb of @pixiepointsec

zsh

Available for: macOS Tahoe

Impact: An app may be able to gain root privileges

Description: A validation issue was addressed with improved input sanitization.

CVE-2025-43472: Morris Richman (@morrisinlife)Additional recognition

Additional recognition

CoreGraphics

We would like to acknowledge Vincent Heinen for their assistance.

Mail

We would like to acknowledge an anonymous researcher for their assistance.

MobileInstallation

We would like to acknowledge Bubble Zhang for their assistance.

Reminders

We would like to acknowledge IES Red Team of ByteDance for their assistance.

Safari

We would like to acknowledge Barath Stalin K for their assistance.

Safari Downloads

We would like to acknowledge Saello Puza for their assistance.

Security

We would like to acknowledge JC Alvarado for their assistance.

Shortcuts

We would like to acknowledge BanKai, Benjamin Hornbeck, Chi Yuan Chang of ZUSO ART and taikosoup, Ryan May, Andrew James Gonzalez, and an anonymous researcher for their assistance.

sips

We would like to acknowledge Nabih Benazzouz From Fuzzinglabs, Patrick Ventuzelo From Fuzzinglabs for their assistance.

Terminal

We would like to acknowledge Johann Rehberger for their assistance.

WebKit

We would like to acknowledge Enis Maholli (enismaholli.com), Google Big Sleep for their assistance.

WindowServer

We would like to acknowledge @cloudlldb of @pixiepointsec for their assistance.