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CVE-2025-30456

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-03-31 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-281

Description

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

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 18.4 — fixed in 18.4
• Apple Iphone Os: before 18.4 — fixed in 18.4
• Apple macOS: before 13.7.5; from 14.0 before 14.7.5; from 15.0 before 15.4 — fixed in 13.7.5, 14.7.5, 15.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 18.4; Apple Iphone Os 18.4; Apple macOS 13.7.5, 14.7.5, 15.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/122371
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/122373
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/122374
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/122375
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/10
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/4
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/8
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/9

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