CVE-2025-43220 — Link Following in Apple Ipados

CWE-59 — Link Following7 documents4 sources
Severity
9.8CRITICALNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 54.17%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple IpadosApple Macos
Timeline
PublishedJul 30

Description

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in iPadOS 17.7.9, 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:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages4 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macos< 14.7.7+2
▶NVDapple/macos14.0 — 14.7.7+2
▶CVEListV5apple/ipados< 17.7.9
▶NVDapple/ipados< 17.7.9

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-vch4-7x67-5j92: This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks↗2025-07-30
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CVEList
CVE-2025-43220: This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks↗2025-07-29
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📋Vendor Advisories

4
Apple
CVE-2025-43220: macOS Ventura 13.7.7↗2025-07-29
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Apple
CVE-2025-43220: macOS Sonoma 14.7.7↗2025-07-29
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Apple
CVE-2025-43220: macOS Sequoia 15.6↗2025-07-29
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Apple
CVE-2025-43220: iPadOS 17.7.9↗2025-07-29
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CVE-2025-43220 — Link Following in Apple Ipados | cvebase