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macOS 15.x < 15.7.1 (125329)

high Nessus Plugin ID 266076

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 15.7.1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability:

 - An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. (CVE-2025-43400)

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 15.7.1 or later.

See Also

https://support.apple.com/en-us/125329

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 266076

File Name: macos_125329.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 9/29/2025

Updated: 9/29/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-43400

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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:mac_os_x:15.0, cpe:/o:apple:macos:15.0

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/29/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/29/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-43400

APPLE-SA: 125329