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Security fix · CVE-2025-43298

A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation.

Published Sep 15, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 2, 2026 · Apple macOS

Last checked Oct 25, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-43298. EPSS is 0.24%. Act only if a listed version of Apple macOS is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.24%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Apple macOS 0 <15.7

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor Apple macOS 0 <15.70 <15.7

How to fix CVE-2025-43298

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-43298. EPSS is 0.24%. Act only if a listed version of Apple macOS is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Apple macOS 0 <15.7 0 <15.7. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.24%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 15, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Apr 2, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-43298

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-43298

    30-day exploitation probability 0.24%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-29272

    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.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 25, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 25, 2026
  • EUVDOct 22, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 22, 2026