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macOS 15.x < 15.7.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (126349)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 298657

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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:

 - A race condition was addressed with improved handling of symbolic links. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3, visionOS 26.3. A shortcut may be able to bypass sandbox restrictions. (CVE-2026-20677)

 - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.1. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt process memory. (CVE-2025-43402)

 - An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
 (CVE-2025-43403)

 - A path handling issue was addressed with improved logic. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.2. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data. (CVE-2025-43417)

 - This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.1. An app may be able to access sensitive user data. (CVE-2025-43473)

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: Critical

ID: 298657

File Name: macos_126349.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: Local

Agent: macosx

Published: 2/11/2026

Updated: 8/21/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7

Percentile: 98.19

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-20677

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 8.1

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:15.0, cpe:/o:apple:macos: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-2025-43417, CVE-2025-43473, CVE-2025-43533, CVE-2025-46281, CVE-2025-46283, CVE-2025-46290, CVE-2025-46291, 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-2026-20615, CVE-2026-20617, CVE-2026-20619, CVE-2026-20620, CVE-2026-20621, CVE-2026-20622, CVE-2026-20623, CVE-2026-20624, CVE-2026-20625, CVE-2026-20626, CVE-2026-20627, CVE-2026-20628, CVE-2026-20630, CVE-2026-20634, CVE-2026-20641, CVE-2026-20653, CVE-2026-20662, CVE-2026-20667, CVE-2026-20670, CVE-2026-20671, CVE-2026-20673, CVE-2026-20675, CVE-2026-20677, CVE-2026-20680, CVE-2026-20694, CVE-2026-20696, CVE-2026-28995

APPLE-SA: 126349

IAVA: 2026-A-0151-S, 2026-A-0260