CVE-2025-43206 — Path Traversal in Apple Macos

CWE-22 — Path Traversal6 documents4 sources
Severity
4.0MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 88.91%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Apple Macos
Timeline
PublishedJul 30

Description

A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7, macOS Ventura 13.7.7. An app may be able to access protected user data.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NExploitability: 2.5 | Impact: 1.4

Affected Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macos< 14.7.7+2
▶NVDapple/macos14.0 — 14.7.7+2

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-xq58-vxq6-5xw5: A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation↗2025-07-30
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CVEList
CVE-2025-43206: A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation↗2025-07-29
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Apple
CVE-2025-43206: macOS Sequoia 15.6↗2025-07-29
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Apple
CVE-2025-43206: macOS Sonoma 14.7.7↗2025-07-29
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Apple
CVE-2025-43206: macOS Ventura 13.7.7↗2025-07-29
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