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macOS 15.x < 15.7.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (126349)

high Nessus Plugin ID 298657

Synopsis

The remote host is missing a macOS update that fixes multiple vulnerabilities

Description

The remote host is running a version of macOS / Mac OS X that is 15.x prior to 15.7.4. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

 - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.1. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt process memory. (CVE-2025-43402)

 - Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in watchOS 26.2, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Tahoe 26.2, visionOS 26.2, tvOS 26.2. A malicious HID device may cause an unexpected process crash. (CVE-2025-43533)

 - libexpat in Expat before 2.7.2 allows attackers to trigger large dynamic memory allocations via a small document that is submitted for parsing. (CVE-2025-59375)

 - The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches. (CVE-2026-20609, CVE-2026-20611, CVE-2026-20620, CVE-2026-20621, CVE-2026-20624, CVE-2026-20625, CVE-2026-20626, CVE-2026-20628, CVE-2026-20634, CVE-2026-20641, CVE-2026-20653, CVE-2026-20662, CVE-2026-20667, CVE-2026-20671, CVE-2026-20673, CVE-2026-20675, CVE-2026-20680)

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

Solution

Upgrade to macOS 15.7.4 or later.

See Also

https://support.apple.com/en-us/126349

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 298657

File Name: macos_126349.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 2/11/2026

Updated: 2/11/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-43402

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/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: 2/11/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/10/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-43402, CVE-2025-43403, CVE-2025-43533, CVE-2025-46290, CVE-2025-46300, CVE-2025-46301, CVE-2025-46302, CVE-2025-46303, CVE-2025-46304, CVE-2025-46305, CVE-2025-46310, CVE-2025-59375, CVE-2026-20602, CVE-2026-20605, CVE-2026-20606, CVE-2026-20609, CVE-2026-20611, CVE-2026-20612, CVE-2026-20614, CVE-2026-20619, CVE-2026-20620, CVE-2026-20621, CVE-2026-20624, CVE-2026-20625, CVE-2026-20626, CVE-2026-20628, CVE-2026-20634, CVE-2026-20641, CVE-2026-20653, CVE-2026-20662, CVE-2026-20667, CVE-2026-20671, CVE-2026-20673, CVE-2026-20675, CVE-2026-20680

APPLE-SA: 126349