macOS Sonoma 14.8.3 Security Update

What macOS Sonoma 14.8.3 Fixes

macOS Sonoma 14.8.3, released December 12, 2025, fixes 21 vulnerabilities in 18 parts of the system, according to Apple's security advisory.

Apple does not say that any of them were exploited before the fix. That makes macOS Sonoma 14.8.3 a routine security update: worth installing soon, not an emergency.

It has since been superseded: the newest security release for macOS Sonoma is macOS Sonoma 14.8.9, from August 6, 2026, which includes these fixes.

Grouped by us from the impact Apple gives for each fix; the impact lines below are Apple's own.

Which Devices Get macOS Sonoma 14.8.3

Apple lists macOS Sonoma 14.8.3 for: macOS Sonoma.

How to Install macOS Sonoma 14.8.3

On the Mac, open System Settings → General → Software Update. Macs that cannot run the newest macOS are offered the update for their own version there.

Security fixes are cumulative: any later release for the same version includes these as well, so if you are already past macOS Sonoma 14.8.3 there is nothing to do.

Every Fix in macOS Sonoma 14.8.3

All 21 CVEs in Apple's advisory, the most serious kinds first. Each entry is the part of the system affected, Apple's description of the impact and the fix, and the CVE ID.

• Kernel

  An app may be able to elevate privileges

  A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.

  CVE-2025-43512

• Kernel

  An app may be able to gain root privileges

  An integer overflow was addressed by adopting 64-bit timestamps.

  CVE-2025-46285

• AppleMobileFileIntegrity

  An app may be able to access sensitive user data

  A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

  CVE-2025-43519

• AppSandbox

  An app may be able to access protected user data

  A logic issue was addressed with improved file handling.

  CVE-2025-46289

• Call History

  An app may be able to access protected user data

  A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.

  CVE-2025-43517

• MDM Configuration Tools

  An app may be able to read sensitive location information

  A permissions issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.

  CVE-2025-43513

• Messages

  An app may be able to access sensitive user data

  An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved privacy controls.

  CVE-2025-46276

• Networking

  An app may be able to access sensitive user data

  This issue was addressed with improved data protection.

  CVE-2025-43509

• Screen Time

  An app may be able to access sensitive user data

  A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction.

  CVE-2025-43538

• SoftwareUpdate

  An app may be able to access sensitive user data

  A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

  CVE-2025-43519

• StorageKit

  An app may be able to access sensitive user data

  A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation.

  CVE-2025-43463

• sudo

  An app may be able to access protected user data

  A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.

  CVE-2025-43416

• VoiceOver

  An app may be able to access sensitive user data

  This issue was addressed with improved checks.

  CVE-2025-43530

• Call History

  An attacker may be able to spoof their FaceTime caller ID

  An inconsistent user interface issue was addressed with improved state management.

  CVE-2025-46287

• AppleJPEG

  Processing a file may lead to memory corruption

  The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.

  CVE-2025-43539

• Audio

  An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service

  The issue was addressed with improved input validation.

  CVE-2025-43482

• Foundation

  Processing malicious data may lead to unexpected app termination

  A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.

  CVE-2025-43532

• libarchive

  Processing a file may lead to memory corruption

  This is a vulnerability in open source code and Apple Software is among the affected projects. The CVE-ID was assigned by a third party. Learn more about the issue and CVE-ID at cve.org .

  CVE-2025-5918

• curl

  Multiple issues in curl

  This is a vulnerability in open source code and Apple Software is among the affected projects. The CVE-ID was assigned by a third party. Learn more about the issue and CVE-ID at cve.org .

  CVE-2024-7264 CVE-2025-9086

• Foundation

  An app may be able to inappropriately access files through the spellcheck API

  A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.

  CVE-2025-43518

• Voice Control

  A user with Voice Control enabled may be able to transcribe another user's activity

  A session management issue was addressed with improved checks.

  CVE-2025-43516

macOS Sonoma Security Release History

macOS Sonoma 14.8.3 in context: the security releases Apple has published for macOS Sonoma, newest first, with the number of fixes each carried.

The Same Fixes Elsewhere

Apple ships most fixes to every platform that shares the code, and to older versions still under support. These releases close at least one of the same CVEs:

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