CVE-2025-43461

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

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

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.1. An app may be able to access 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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