CVE-2025-43369 — Improper Access Control in Apple Macos

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control4 documents4 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 97.09%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Apple Macos
Timeline
PublishedSep 15
Latest updateSep 16

Description

This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26. An app may be able to access protected user data.

CVSS vector

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

Affected Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macos< 26
▶NVDapple/macos< 26.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-x4pg-jm3q-2wh8: This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks↗2025-09-16
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CVEList
CVE-2025-43369: This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks↗2025-09-15
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2025-43369: macOS Tahoe 26↗2025-09-15
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