CVE-2025-43190

A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26 and iPadOS 26, macOS Sequoia 15.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8, macOS Tahoe 26, visionOS 26, watchOS 26. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125108	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125110
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125111	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125112	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125115	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125116	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/53
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/54
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/55
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/57
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/58

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-09-15 23:15

Updated : 2026-06-17 09:23

NVD link : CVE-2025-43190

Mitre link : CVE-2025-43190

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-43190

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

iphone_os
ipados
visionos
watchos
macos

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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