CVE-2025-43417 Path traversal in macOS
An app can access user-sensitive data due to a path handling issue in macOS, requiring a system update to fix.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-43417?
CVE-2025-43417 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 11 Feb 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A path handling issue was addressed with improved logic. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.2. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-43417?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Macos.
How do I fix CVE-2025-43417?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-43417 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-2025-43417 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43417 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Macos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g32q-3228-m26p.