CVE-2025-43298

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7.8 /10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

A

parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.8, macOS Sequoia 15.7. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

References
Link Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125111 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125112 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/53
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/54
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/55
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

04 Nov 2025, 02:15

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Summary (en) 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. (en) A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.8, macOS Sequoia 15.7. An app may be able to gain root privileges.
References
  • {'url': 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/125110', 'tags': ['Release Notes', 'Vendor Advisory'], 'source': '[email protected]'}

03 Nov 2025, 19:15

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References
  • () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/53 -
  • () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/54 -
  • () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/55 -
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/125110 - Vendor Advisory, Release Notes () https://support.apple.com/en-us/125110 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/125111 - Vendor Advisory, Release Notes () https://support.apple.com/en-us/125111 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/125112 - Vendor Advisory, Release Notes () https://support.apple.com/en-us/125112 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

17 Sep 2025, 13:43

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New CVE
Information

Published : 2025-09-15 23:15

Updated : 2025-11-04 02:15

NVD link : CVE-2025-43298

Mitre link : CVE-2025-43298

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-43298

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Products Affected

apple

CWE
CWE-41

Improper Resolution of Path Equivalence