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macOS 15.x < 15.3.1 (122900)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 238307

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Synopsis

The remote host is missing a macOS update that fixes a vulnerability

Description

The remote host is running a version of macOS / Mac OS X that is 15.x prior to 15.3.1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability:

 - An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved checks to prevent unauthorized actions.
 (CVE-2025-43200)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the operating system's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to macOS 15.3.1 or later.

See Also

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122900

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 238307

File Name: macos_122900.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 6/12/2025

Updated: 6/16/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-43200

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:apple:macos:15.0, cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:15.0

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/12/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/12/2025

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 7/7/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-43200

APPLE-SA: 122900

IAVA: 2025-A-0326