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macOS 14.x < 14.8.1 (125330)

high Nessus Plugin ID 266090

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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 14.x prior to 14.8.1. 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 14.8.1 or later.

See Also

https://support.apple.com/en-us/125330

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 266090

File Name: macos_125330.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 9/29/2025

Updated: 10/3/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

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

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: 125330

IAVA: 2025-A-0710