CVE-2025-43288CWE-59

CVE-2025-43288

Medium · published November 4, 2025

CVSS v3.1
5.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
8.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00189 · 8.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-59 · Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Published
2025-11-04T07:15Z
Affected products (1)
ProductVersionsFixed in
apple/macos< 15.715.7
References (2)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125110 · [email protected]https://support.apple.com/en-us/125111 · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 04 NOV 01:17Z
    This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks
    cvelistv5