CVE-2025-43220 Path traversal in iPadOS
An app can access protected user data due to insufficient symlink validation in Apple operating systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-43220?
CVE-2025-43220 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 29 Jul 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-43220?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Macos.
How do I fix CVE-2025-43220?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-43220 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-2025-43220 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43220 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipados
- CVE-2025-43300 Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24201 Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24085 Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free
- CVE-2025-31200 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption
- CVE-2025-31201 Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vch4-7x67-5j92.