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.

Published 2025-05-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (11.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 11.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple macOS — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

support.apple.com/en-us/122373 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/122374 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/122375 (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.