This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.8.2, macOS Sequoia 15.7.2. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
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Tue, 04 Nov 2025 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Apple macos Sequoia
Apple macos Sonoma
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos
Apple macos Sequoia
Apple macos Sonoma

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 13:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-59
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 04 Nov 2025 01:45:00 +0000

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Description This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.8.2, macOS Sequoia 15.7.2. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-04T13:00:19.992Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T15:24:37.125Z

Link: CVE-2025-43446

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-04T12:59:59.883Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-11-04T02:15:50.353

Modified: 2025-11-04T15:40:45.533

Link: CVE-2025-43446

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-11-04T16:33:25Z