CVE-2025-43381

Published: Dec 12, 2025Modified: Dec 15, 2025

5.5

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

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

Description

This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.1. A malicious app may be able to delete protected user data.

Affected (1)

Products: Apple: Macos

Apple

1 product

Macos

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Apple Macos	Before 26.1

Related CWEs

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

References (1)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/125634

Source: product-security@apple.com

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