- Description
- A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26. An app may bypass Gatekeeper checks.
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
- NVD status
- Analyzed
- Products
- macos
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Secondary
- Base score
- 5.5
- Impact score
- 3.6
- Exploitability score
- 1.8
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
- CWE-352
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Sal (@malwarezoo) from @jamf gave an excellent talk at #OBTS of how Apple tracks and revokes malicious apps. But Revoked doesn’t always mean Vanquished! Sal found a Gatekeeper/CDHash weakness that brings blocked apps back to life — no re-signing required. #CVE-2025-43296 htt
@forensicdave
17 Oct 2025
1741 Impressions
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to share my research on how Apple revokes ad-hoc signed malware. Just in time for my talk, CVE-2025-43296 fixes a user-assisted Gatekeeper bypass allowing revoked ad-hoc signed malware to execute. Be sure to check out "Revoked, Not Dead: When CDHash Revocation Fails to Kill." h
@minacrissDev_
13 Oct 2025
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Excited to be presenting again at #OBTS to share my research on how Apple revokes ad-hoc signed malware. Just in time for my talk, CVE-2025-43296 fixes a user-assisted Gatekeeper bypass allowing revoked ad-hoc signed malware to execute. Be sure to check out "Revoked, Not Dead:
@malwarezoo
12 Oct 2025
3893 Impressions
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CVE-2025-43296 A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26. An app may bypass Gatekeeper checks. https://t.co/Hq9AWiqu1d
@CVEnew
9 Oct 2025
8 Impressions
0 Retweets
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