CVE-2025-43463Path Traversal in Apple Macos

CWE-22Path Traversal7 documents5 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 97.66%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedDec 12

Description

A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.3, macOS Tahoe 26.1. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

CVSS vector

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

Affected Packages2 packages

CVEListV5apple/macos< 14.8.3+2
NVDapple/macos15.015.7.3+2

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-hg42-5fw6-5rj9: A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation2025-12-12
CVEList
CVE-2025-43463: A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation2025-12-12

📋Vendor Advisories

3
Apple
CVE-2025-43463: macOS Sonoma 14.8.32025-12-12
Apple
CVE-2025-43463: macOS Sequoia 15.7.32025-12-12
Apple
CVE-2025-43463: macOS Tahoe 26.12025-11-03

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2025-43463 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz
CVE-2025-43463 — Path Traversal in Apple Macos | cvebase