{"id":"CVE-2025-43281","published":"2025-10-15T20:00:47Z","modified":"2026-04-02T18:09:18Z","title":"The issue was addressed with improved authentication","vendor":"Apple","product":"macOS","tier":"tail","description":{"text":"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.","provenance":"source","from":"CVE.org"},"cvss":{"score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","provenance":"source","from":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment"},"epss":{"score":0.00147,"percentile":0.03908,"provenance":"source"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-287","name":"Improper Authentication"}],"references":[{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/124149","tags":[]}],"priority":{"score":6.2,"factors":[{"name":"EPSS percentile","points":0.78},{"name":"CVSS severity","points":5.46}]},"vendorSlug":"apple","affectedVersions":[{"vendor":"Apple","product":"macOS","versions":["< 15.6"]}],"euvd":{"id":"EUVD-2025-34695","exploited":false,"provenance":"source"},"lineage":{"familyId":"fam-class-apple-ios-macos-cwe-287"}}