CVE-2025-30429 Path traversal in iOS and iPadOS

Medium 6.3 Published Updated

An app can break out of its sandbox due to a path handling issue, allowing potential privilege escalation or code execution on Apple devices.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-30429?

CVE-2025-30429 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 31 Mar 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, iPadOS 17.7.6, macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5, tvOS 18.4, visionOS 2.4, watchOS 11.4. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-30429?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Tvos, Apple Visionos.

How do I fix CVE-2025-30429?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-30429 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2025-30429 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-30429 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-whhr-6p94-vcj4.

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