CVE-2025-43298

Published: Sep 15, 2025Modified: Jun 17, 2026

7.8

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

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 15.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8, macOS Tahoe 26. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

Affected (2)

Products: Apple: Macos

Apple

1 product

Macos

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Apple Macos	From 14.0 to 14.8
Apple Macos	From 15.0 to 15.7

Related CWEs

CWE-41

Improper Resolution of Path Equivalence

The product is vulnerable to file system contents disclosure through path equivalence. Path equivalence involves the use of special characters in file and directory names. The associated manipulations are intended to generate multiple names for the same object.

References (6)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/125110

Source: product-security@apple.com

https://support.apple.com/en-us/125111

Source: product-security@apple.com

Release NotesVendor Advisory

https://support.apple.com/en-us/125112

Source: product-security@apple.com

Release NotesVendor Advisory

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/53

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/54

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/55

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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