CVE-2025-43298
Apple macOS Directory Path Parsing Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 15, 2025, 11:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 15, 2025, 11:15 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-43298
vulnerability.
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products
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affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
No affected product recoded yet
Solution
- Update macOS Sequoia to version 15.7.
- Update macOS Sonoma to version 14.8.
- Update macOS Tahoe to version 26.
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-2025-43298.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/125110 | |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/125111 | |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/125112 |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-43298 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-2025-43298
weaknesses.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Sep. 15, 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 Sequoia 15.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8, macOS Tahoe 26. An app may be able to gain root privileges. Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/125110 Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/125111 Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/125112