CVE-2025-43252 — Link Following in Apple Macos

CWE-59 — Link Following4 documents4 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 79.34%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Apple Macos
Timeline
PublishedJul 30

Description

This issue was addressed by adding an additional prompt for user consent. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6. A website may be able to access sensitive user data when resolving symlinks.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macos< 15.6
▶NVDapple/macos< 15.6

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-fg55-q9xq-hqph: This issue was addressed by adding an additional prompt for user consent↗2025-07-30
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CVEList
CVE-2025-43252: This issue was addressed by adding an additional prompt for user consent↗2025-07-29
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2025-43252: macOS Sequoia 15.6↗2025-07-29
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