CVE-2025-43190
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CVE-2025-43190 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | Ipados | < 26.0 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | < 26.0 |
| Apple | Macos | >= 14.0, < 14.8 |
| Apple | Macos | >= 15.0, < 15.7 |
| Apple | Visionos | < 26.0 |
| Apple | Watchos | < 26.0 |
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125108Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125111Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125112Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125115Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125116Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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