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CVE-2025-30456

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: March 31, 2025 at 10:23 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 09:08 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendormacOSiPhone OSiPadOS

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1.0%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7.5, iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

iPadOS· Apple
95%
v < 18.4
Affected range stops below 18.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
iPhone OS· Apple
95%
v < 18.4
Affected range stops below 18.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
macOS· Apple
95%
v < 13.7.5v < 14.7.5v < 15.414.0 ≤ v < 14.7.515.0 ≤ v < 15.4
Affected range stops below 13.7.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 14.7.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 15.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (8)

Release NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122371
Release NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122373
Release NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122374
Release NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122375
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/10
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/8
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/9

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-281

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