CVE-2025-30456
Apple macOS and iOS Directory Path Parsing Vulnerability (Privilege Escalation)
Description
A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7.5, iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5. An app may be able to gain root privileges.
INFO
Published Date :
March 31, 2025, 11:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 4, 2025, 6:13 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2025-30456.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/122371 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/122373 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/122374 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/122375 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2025-30456 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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seclists.org
APPLE-SA-03-31-2025-9 macOS Ventura 13.7.5
Full Disclosure mailing list archives From: Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure () seclists org> Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2025 16:08:47 -0700 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SH ... Read more
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APPLE-SA-03-31-2025-8 macOS Sonoma 14.7.5
Full Disclosure mailing list archives From: Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure () seclists org> Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2025 16:08:19 -0700 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SH ... Read more
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APPLE-SA-03-31-2025-7 macOS Sequoia 15.4
Full Disclosure mailing list archives From: Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure () seclists org> Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2025 16:07:48 -0700 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SH ... Read more
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APPLE-SA-03-31-2025-3 iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4
Full Disclosure mailing list archives From: Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure () seclists org> Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2025 16:04:59 -0700 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SH ... Read more
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BleepingComputer
Apple backports zero-day patches to older iPhones and Macs
Apple has released security updates that backport fixes for actively exploited vulnerabilities that were exploited as zero-days to older versions of its operating systems. At the same time, the consum ... Read more
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2025-30456 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 04, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.0 up to (excluding) 14.7.5 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 13.7.5 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 15.0 up to (excluding) 15.4 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 18.4 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 18.4 Added Reference Type Apple Inc.: https://support.apple.com/en-us/122371 Types: Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Added Reference Type Apple Inc.: https://support.apple.com/en-us/122373 Types: Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Added Reference Type Apple Inc.: https://support.apple.com/en-us/122374 Types: Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Added Reference Type Apple Inc.: https://support.apple.com/en-us/122375 Types: Release Notes, Vendor Advisory -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Apr. 03, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-281 -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Mar. 31, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7.5, iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5. An app may be able to gain root privileges. Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/122371 Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/122373 Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/122374 Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/122375
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-30456 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-30456
weaknesses.