CVE-2025-43257 Path traversal in macOS
An app can break out of its sandbox via symlink handling, allowing privilege escalation and code execution on macOS.
- 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-2025-43257?
CVE-2025-43257 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 2 Apr 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-43257?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Macos.
How do I fix CVE-2025-43257?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-43257 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-2025-43257 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43257 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Macos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-56pf-93rp-5vq3.