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GHSA-VCH4-7X67-5J92

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-07-30 00:32 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:34

Details

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.

Severity ?

9.8 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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  "modified": "2025-11-03T21:34:14Z",
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      "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/31"
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      "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/32"
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CVE-2025-43220 (GCVE-0-2025-43220)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-29 23:29 – Updated: 2025-11-03 20:01

Summary

Severity ?

9.8 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

An app may be able to access protected user data

Assigner

apple

References

URL

Tags

	https://support.apple.com/en-us/124148
	https://support.apple.com/en-us/124149
	https://support.apple.com/en-us/124150
	https://support.apple.com/en-us/124151

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

Version

Apple

iPadOS

Affected: unspecified , < 17.7 (custom)

Apple	macOS	Affected: unspecified , < 15.6 (custom)
Apple	macOS	Affected: unspecified , < 14.7 (custom)
Apple	macOS	Affected: unspecified , < 13.7 (custom)

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Sightings

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Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-VCH4-7X67-5J92

CVE-2025-43220 (GCVE-0-2025-43220)

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