CVE-2025-31248

Published: Nov 21, 2025Modified: Oct 8, 2026

5.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)

Description

A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.5, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3, macOS Ventura 13.7.3. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

Affected (3)

Products: Apple: Macos

Apple

1 product

Macos

Configuration A

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Apple Macos	version < 13.7.3
Apple Macos	14.0 ≤ version < 14.7.3
Apple Macos	15.0 ≤ version < 15.5

Related CWEs

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (3)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122069

Source: product-security@apple.com

Release NotesVendor Advisory

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122070

Source: product-security@apple.com

Release NotesVendor Advisory

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122716

Source: product-security@apple.com

Release NotesVendor Advisory

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