What is CVE-2025-43417?

CVE-2025-43417 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-02-11.

How severe is CVE-2025-43417?

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

Path Traversal in Apple Macos

CVE-2025-43417

A path handling issue was addressed with improved logic. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.2. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.002 (13.9th 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:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Apple Macos — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-43417?: CVE-2025-43417 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-02-11.
How severe is CVE-2025-43417?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.