01 Record
CVE-2025-43369
This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26. An app may be able to access protected user data.
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: apple
CNA base score5.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
02 Description
This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26. An app may be able to access protected user data.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.18% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 8.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2025-09-15 22:35Z1 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-04-02 18:25Z6 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2025-04-16
- Assigning CNA
- apple
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 5.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-284Improper Access ControlPillar
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- f3e5be4e266d1385a0583a0b6f40643e5adb7d173927c2046827d4036e18ab23
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/125110
- seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/53