{"id":"CVE-2025-43281","title":"The issue was addressed with improved authentication","summary":"The issue was addressed with improved authentication. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges.","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-287"],"vendor":"apple","product":"macos","affected":["macos < 15.6"],"patched":["macos 15.6"],"published":"2025-10-15","updated":"2026-10-08","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-08T11:10:00.250","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43281","references":[{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/124149","label":"product-security@apple.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00147,"epssPercentile":0.03422,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-08T11:31:27.444Z","slug":"CVE-2025-43281","body":"## Overview\n\nThe issue was addressed with improved authentication. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `macos < 15.6`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `macos 15.6`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}