CVE-2025-43465 — Path Traversal in Apple Macos

CWE-22 — Path Traversal5 documents5 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 95.77%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Apple Macos
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 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< 26.1
▶NVDapple/macos< 26.1

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
CVEList
CVE-2025-43465: A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation↗2025-12-12
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GHSA
GHSA-c8c6-h7gr-2fhq: A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation↗2025-12-12
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2025-43465: macOS Tahoe 26.1↗2025-11-03
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2025-43465 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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CVE-2025-43465 — Path Traversal in Apple Macos | cvebase