CVE-2025-43298

high

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.

References

https://cyberscoop.com/apple-security-updates-september-2025/

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

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

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-09-15

Updated: 2025-09-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00019