High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 15, 2025· Updated Apr 2, 2026

CVE-2025-43298

Description

A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8, macOS Tahoe 26. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./macOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: >=14.0,<14.8
Apple Inc./macOS Sequoiallm-fuzzy
Range: = 15.7
Apple Inc./macOS Sonomallm-fuzzy
Range: = 14.8
Apple Inc./macOS Tahoellm-fuzzy
Range: = 26

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References

support.apple.com/en-us/125111nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/125112nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/53nvd
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/54nvd
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/55nvd
support.apple.com/en-us/125110nvd

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