Path Traversal in Apple Macos
CVE-2025-54658
An Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability [CWE-22] in Fortinet FortiDLP Agent's Outlookproxy plugin for MacOS 11.5.1 and 11.4.2 through 11.4.6 and 11.3.2 through 11.3.4 and 11.2.0 through 11.2.3 and 11.1.1 through 11.1.2 and 11.0.1 and 10.5.1 and 10.4.0, and 10.3.1 may allow an authenticated attacker to escalate their privilege to Root via sending a crafted request to a local listening port.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.002 (10.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Apple Macos
- Fortinet Fortidlp — versions 11.5.1, 11.4.2, 11.3.2
- Fortinet Fortidlp_agent
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-628 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-54658?
- CVE-2025-54658 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-10-16.
- How severe is CVE-2025-54658?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.