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TI-2025-21756 Aliases CVE-2025-30456GHSA-cr5x-x94v-gf96

Apple iOS and iPadOS: An app may be able to gain root privileges

Priority LOW 38CWE-281Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00998 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed iOS and iPadOS (Apple): 18.4macOS (Apple): 13.7.5, 14.7.5, 15.4

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AppleiOS and iPadOSbefore 18.418.4Patch availableCNA
ApplemacOSbefore 13.7.5; before 14.7.5; before 15.413.7.5, 14.7.5, 15.4Patch availableCNA
  • iOS and iPadOS VendorApple Affected before 18.4 Fixed in 18.4 Patch available CNA
  • macOS VendorApple Affected before 13.7.5; before 14.7.5; before 15.4 Fixed in 13.7.5, 14.7.5, 15.4 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 18.4VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 18.4VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 13.7.5; 14.0 to before 14.7.5; 15.0 to before 15.4VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 18.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 18.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 13.7.5; 14.0 to before 14.7.5; 15.0 to before 15.4 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 18.4
  • Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 13.7.5, 14.7.5, 15.4

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Apple macOS 13.7.5, 14.7.5, 15.4

    75 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 35 MEDIUM, 40 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-17978 Out-of-bounds read in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 53
    • TI-2025-17961 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 53
    • TI-2025-17940 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 53
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  • Release ·

    Apple iOS and iPadOS 18.4

    56 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 15 MEDIUM, 41 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-17978 Out-of-bounds read in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 53
    • TI-2025-17961 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 53
    • TI-2025-17940 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 53
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-30456
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cr5x-x94v-gf96

References

Advisory 4

  • TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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