CVE-2025-30457CRITICAL 9.8EPSS p60.9%

CVE-2025-30457CVE-2025-30457

Description

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 malicious app may be able to create symlinks to protected regions of the disk.

Scoring

CVSS 3.19.8 (CRITICAL)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS1.08% probability of exploitation · percentile 60.9% · 2026-06-18T12:00:27Z
Published2025-03-31
Last modified2026-04-02

Underlying weaknesses· 1

CWE-59

References

  1. https://support.apple.com/en-us/122373
  2. https://support.apple.com/en-us/122374
  3. https://support.apple.com/en-us/122375
  4. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/10
  5. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/8
  6. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/9

1

TypeTargetConfidenceTier
WeaknessImproper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')cwe-590%live

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