---
id: CVE-2025-43524
title: An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions
summary: >-
  An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions. This issue
  is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.2. An
  app may be able to break out of its sandbox.
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-284
vendor: apple
product: macos
affected:
  - 'macos >= 14.0, < 14.8.7'
  - 'macos >= 15.0, < 15.7.7'
  - 'macos >= 26.0, < 26.2'
patched:
  - macos 26.2
published: '2026-05-12'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T13:10:00.187'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43524'
references:
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/125886'
    label: product-security@apple.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00119
epssPercentile: 0.01623
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T13:30:58.496Z'
---

## Overview

An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.2. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

## Affected

- `macos >= 14.0, < 14.8.7`
- `macos >= 15.0, < 15.7.7`
- `macos >= 26.0, < 26.2`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `macos 26.2`