What is CVE-2025-43448?

CVE-2025-43448 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2025-11-04.

How severe is CVE-2025-43448?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados

CVE-2025-43448

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.2 and iPadOS 18.7.2, iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1, macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.1, tvOS 26.1, visionOS 26.1, watchOS 26.1. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

Published 2025-11-04 · last modified 2026-09-26.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (19.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 19.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple iOS And Ipados — versions 0
Apple Ipados
Apple Iphone OS
Apple macOS — versions 0
Apple tvOS — versions 0
Apple Visionos — versions 0
Apple watchOS — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-43448?: CVE-2025-43448 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2025-11-04.
How severe is CVE-2025-43448?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.