Medium severity · published Sep 15, 2025
CVE-2025-43190
A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation
5.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26 and iPadOS 26, macOS Sequoia 15.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8, macOS Tahoe 26, visionOS 26, watchOS 26. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 19% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
iOS · Apple
before 26.0 · source: NVD
MA
macOS · Apple
14.0 before 14.8; 15.0 before 15.7 · source: NVD
VI
Visionos · Apple
before 26.0 · source: NVD
WA
Watchos · Apple
before 26.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43190
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-43190
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125108
support.apple.com
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125110
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125111
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125112
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125115
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125116
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