CVE-2025-31198

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-05-29 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-59

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 path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.

Affected products

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 macOS 13.7.5, 14.7.5, 15.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122373
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122374
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122375

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