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Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 15, 2025· Updated Apr 2, 2026

CVE-2025-43315

CVE-2025-43315

Description

This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8, macOS Tahoe 26. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.

AI Insight

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A symlink validation flaw in macOS could let an app bypass Privacy preferences and access sensitive user data.

Root

Cause CVE-2025-43315 is a symlink validation issue in macOS that allows an app to bypass Privacy preferences and access user-sensitive data. The vulnerability was addressed through improved validation of symlinks, removing the vulnerable code path entirely [1].

Attack

Vector The flaw requires local access: an app running on the system could manipulate symlinks to evade Privacy preference controls. No special privileges beyond app execution are needed, making it a privilege escalation risk from an unprivileged application [2].

Impact

Successful exploitation grants an app the ability to access user-sensitive data that would normally be protected by macOS Privacy preferences. While the CVSS v3 score is 5.5 (Medium), the potential for exposure of personal information underscores the importance of patching [1].

Mitigation

Apple released fixes in macOS Sequoia 15.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8, and macOS Tahoe 26 on September 15, 2025. Users are urged to update to these versions to remove the vulnerability. No workarounds are provided; applying the update is the only mitigation [1][3][4].

References
  1. About the security content of macOS Tahoe 26 - Apple Support
  2. Full Disclosure: APPLE-SA-09-15-2025-5 macOS Tahoe 26
  3. About the security content of macOS Sonoma 14.8 - Apple Support
  4. About the security content of macOS Sequoia 15.7 - Apple Support

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Affected products

2
  • Apple Inc./macOS2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=14.0,<14.8
    • (no CPE)range: before 15.7; before 14.8; before 26

Patches

0

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References

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