CVE-2025-43369

MEDIUM

macOS < 26 - Unprotected User Data Exposure via Symlink Handling

Title source: llm

This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26. An app may be able to access protected user data.

Core 2

Core References

Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

Mailing List

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0002

EPSS Percentile 3.9%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

CWE

CWE-284

Status published

Products (2)

Apple/macOS < 26

apple/macos < 26.0

Published Sep 15, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026