CVE-2025-43250

macOS Sandbox Escape via Improper Path Validation

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Published Jul 29, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7, macOS Ventura 13.7.7. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

Analysis

AI-generated

Technical impact

The flaw is a path handling issue that allows an application to break out of its sandbox, granting access to files and resources outside its intended scope. The weakness, identified as CWE-22, can enable unauthorized file system access. The CVSS score of 4.0 indicates a moderate severity, reflecting the potential for significant impact if successfully exploited.

Affected Systems

Apple macOS systems are affected. The vulnerability exists in releases prior to macOS Sequoia 15.6, Sonoma 14.7.7, and Ventura 13.7.7. Any machine running a pre‑patch version of these operating systems is potentially vulnerable.

Risk and Exploitability

The EPSS score is below 1 %, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, suggesting low likelihood of widespread exploitation at present. Attackers would need to supply a crafted path or file name to a local or sandboxed application; once inside the sandbox, the application could read or modify files beyond its permitted area. Given the local nature of the vector and the moderate CVSS, the overall risk is moderate but warrants timely remediation.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the OS update to at least macOS Sequoia 15.6, Sonoma 14.7.7, or Ventura 13.7.7, which contain the validated path handling fix.
  • Re‑enable or configure app sandboxing so that applications have strictly limited file system access and cannot leverage relative paths to escape their allocated directories.
  • Review and tighten any third‑party extensions or legacy code that may construct file paths from user input, ensuring proper validation and canonicalization to eliminate path traversal opportunities.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 28, 2026 at 00:40 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-23114 A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7, macOS Ventura 13.7.7. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title macOS Sandbox Escape via Improper Path Validation
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-22
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Apple macos Sequoia
Apple macos Sonoma
Apple macos Ventura
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos
Apple macos Sequoia
Apple macos Sonoma
Apple macos Ventura
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7, macOS Ventura 13.7.7. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.
References
Earlier changes (1)
Weaknesses
  • CWE-22

    Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apple
Published
Updated
Apr 2, 2026, 6:18 PM
Reserved
Apr 16, 2025, 3:24 PM

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Updated
Nov 3, 2025, 8:03 PM

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Status
Modified
Published
Jul 30, 2025, 12:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:23 AM

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Updated
Apr 28, 2026, 12:45 AM

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