Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 4, 2025· Updated Apr 2, 2026

CVE-2025-43446

Description

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.1. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./macOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <14.8.2
Apple Inc./macOS Sequoiallm-fuzzy
Range: < 15.7.2
Apple Inc./macOS Sonomallm-fuzzy
Range: < 14.8.2
Apple Inc./macOS Tahoellm-fuzzy
Range: < 26.1

Patches

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References

support.apple.com/en-us/125635nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/125636nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/125634nvd

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