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Paper/Archive/CVE-2025-43220

CVE-2025-43220

Apple iPadOS — This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks.

EPSS 0.9%CVSS 9.8
critical.is priorityof 100
41
CVSS 9.8 (ADP)9.8 / 10 × 3029.4Not in CISA KEV+300.0EPSS percentile 59.3.593 × 2011.9No public exploit+100.0SSVC exploitation: none+100.0
Description · from the CVE record

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in iPadOS 17.7.9, macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7, macOS Ventura 13.7.7. An app may be able to access protected user data.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
iPadOS< 17.7.917.7.9CNA
macOS< 13.7.713.7.7CNA
macOS< 14.7.714.7.7CNA
macOS< 15.615.6CNA

Scores by source

CISA ADP9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

References

refsupport.apple.com/en-us/124148refsupport.apple.com/en-us/124149refsupport.apple.com/en-us/124150refsupport.apple.com/en-us/124151refseclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/34refseclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/33refseclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/32refseclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/31