What is CVE-2025-31198?

CVE-2025-31198 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-05-29.

How severe is CVE-2025-31198?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple Macos

CVE-2025-31198

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5. A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.

EPSS: 0.002 (8.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Apple Macos — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

product-security@apple.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@apple.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@apple.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-31198?: CVE-2025-31198 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-05-29.
How severe is CVE-2025-31198?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.