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macOS 14.x < 14.7.8 (124928)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 253051

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 14.x prior to 14.7.8. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability:

 - Processing a malicious image file may result in memory corruption. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals.
 (CVE-2025-43300)

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 14.7.8 or later.

See Also

https://support.apple.com/en-us/124928

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 253051

File Name: macos_124928.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 8/20/2025

Updated: 8/20/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-43300

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:apple:macos:14.0, cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:14.0

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/20/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/20/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-43300

APPLE-SA: 124928