High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 31, 2025· Updated Apr 2, 2026

CVE-2025-30456

Description

A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

Affected products

Apple Inc./Ipados
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <18.4
Apple Inc./Iphone Os
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <18.4
Apple Inc./macOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <13.7.5

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

support.apple.com/en-us/122371nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/122373nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/122374nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/122375nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/10nvd
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/4nvd
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/8nvd
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/9nvd

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