CVE-2025-31198 — Link Following in Apple Macos

CWE-59 — Link Following6 documents4 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 73.78%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Apple Macos
Timeline
PublishedMay 29
Latest updateMay 30

Description

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5. A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macos< 13.7.5+2
▶NVDapple/macos14.0 — 14.7.5+2

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-xc75-cc6q-49fg: This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks↗2025-05-30
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CVEList
CVE-2025-31198: This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks↗2025-05-29
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Apple
CVE-2025-31198: macOS Ventura 13.7.5↗2025-03-31
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Apple
CVE-2025-31198: macOS Sonoma 14.7.5↗2025-03-31
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Apple
CVE-2025-31198: macOS Sequoia 15.4↗2025-03-31
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