About the security content of macOS Sequoia 15.7.2

This document describes the security content of macOS Sequoia 15.7.2.

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macOS Sequoia 15.7.2

Admin Framework

Available for: macOS Sequoia

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)

AppleMobileFileIntegrity

Available for: macOS Sequoia

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

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

CVE-2025-43337: Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) and Nolan Astrein of Kandji

AppleMobileFileIntegrity

Available for: macOS Sequoia

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 Sequoia

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 Sequoia

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 Sequoia

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)

CVE-2025-43378: an anonymous researcher

ASP TCP

Available for: macOS Sequoia

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 Sequoia

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 Sequoia

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

Audio

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: A malicious app may be able to read kernel memory

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

CVE-2025-43361: Michael Reeves (@IntegralPilot)

Audio

Available for: macOS Sequoia

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)

bash

Available for: macOS Sequoia

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)

bootp

Available for: macOS Sequoia

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 Sequoia

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 Sequoia

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

CoreAnimation

Available for: macOS Sequoia

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

CoreMedia

Available for: macOS Sequoia

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

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

CVE-2025-43292: Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) and Nolan Astrein of Kandji

CoreServices

Available for: macOS Sequoia

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 Sequoia

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)

CoreText

Available for: macOS Sequoia

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 Sequoia

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

Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.

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

DiskArbitration

Available for: macOS Sequoia

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 Sequoia

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

FileProvider

Available for: macOS Sequoia

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_)

Finder

Available for: macOS Sequoia

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 Sequoia

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 Sequoia

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

Kernel

Available for: macOS Sequoia

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 Sequoia

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

Available for: macOS Sequoia

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 Sequoia

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-2025-43383: 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

Model I/O

Available for: macOS Sequoia

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)

Notes

Available for: macOS Sequoia

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 Sequoia

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 Sequoia

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 Sequoia

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 Sequoia

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

Ruby

Available for: macOS Sequoia

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

Security

Available for: macOS Sequoia

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 Sequoia

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 Sequoia

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 Sequoia

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 Sequoia

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 Sequoia

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 Sequoia

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 Sequoia

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: Kirin (@Pwnrin), Cristian Dinca (icmd.tech)

SoftwareUpdate

Available for: macOS Sequoia

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 Sequoia

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 Sequoia

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

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

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

sudo

Available for: macOS Sequoia

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)

System Settings

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: An app may bypass Gatekeeper checks

Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved validation.

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

TCC

Available for: macOS Sequoia

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)

Wi-Fi

Available for: macOS Sequoia

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

zsh

Available for: macOS Sequoia

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)