CVE-2025-43288 — Link Following in Apple Macos

CWE-59 — Link Following5 documents4 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 96.62%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Apple Macos
Timeline
PublishedNov 4

Description

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7, macOS Tahoe 26. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.

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< 15.7+1
▶NVDapple/macos< 15.7

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
CVEList
CVE-2025-43288: This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks↗2025-11-04
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GHSA
GHSA-5g64-m776-4vjf: This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks↗2025-11-04
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Apple
CVE-2025-43288: macOS Tahoe 26↗2025-09-15
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Apple
CVE-2025-43288: macOS Sequoia 15.7↗2025-09-15
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