CVE-2025-43448CWE-59

CVE-2025-43448

Medium · published November 4, 2025

CVSS v3.1

6.3

EPSS

Percentile

23.2

In the wild

Unconfirmed

What it is

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.2 and iPadOS 18.7.2, iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1, macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.1, tvOS 26.1, visionOS 26.1, watchOS 26.1. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

The record

Technical detail

CVSS v3.1: 6.3 · MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS v4.0: Not supplied
EPSS: 0.00315 · 23.2th percentile
Weakness: CWE-59 · Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Published: 2025-11-04T07:15Z

Affected products (7)

Product	Versions	Fixed in
apple/ipados	< 26.1	26.1
apple/iphone_os	< 26.1	26.1
apple/macos	< 14.8.2	14.8.2
apple/macos	≥ 15.0, < 15.7.2	15.7.2
apple/tvos	< 26.1	26.1
apple/visionos	< 26.1	26.1
apple/watchos	< 26.1	26.1

References (8)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/125632 · [email protected]https://support.apple.com/en-us/125633 · [email protected]https://support.apple.com/en-us/125634 · [email protected]https://support.apple.com/en-us/125635 · [email protected]https://support.apple.com/en-us/125636 · [email protected]https://support.apple.com/en-us/125637 · [email protected]https://support.apple.com/en-us/125638 · [email protected]https://support.apple.com/en-us/125639 · [email protected]

EPSS history

Timeline

04 NOV 01:15Z
This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks
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