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TI-2025-27932 Aliases CVE-2025-43220GHSA-vch4-7x67-5j92

Link following in Apple iPadOS

Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-59Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
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

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in iPadOS 17.7.9, macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7, macOS Ventura 13.7.7. An app may be able to access protected user data.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00886 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed iPadOS (Apple): 17.7.9macOS (Apple): 13.7.7, 14.7.7, 15.6

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
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
AppleiPadOSbefore 17.7.917.7.9Patch availableCNA
ApplemacOSbefore 13.7.7; before 14.7.7; before 15.613.7.7, 14.7.7, 15.6Patch availableCNA
  • iPadOS VendorApple Affected before 17.7.9 Fixed in 17.7.9 Patch available CNA
  • macOS VendorApple Affected before 13.7.7; before 14.7.7; before 15.6 Fixed in 13.7.7, 14.7.7, 15.6 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 17.7.9VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 13.7.7; 14.0 to before 14.7.7; 15.0 to before 15.6VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 17.7.9 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 13.7.7; 14.0 to before 14.7.7; 15.0 to before 15.6 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 17.7.9
  • Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 13.7.7, 14.7.7, 15.6

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    Apple macOS 13.7.7, 14.7.7, 15.6

    32 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 16 MEDIUM, 16 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-27921 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 51
    • TI-2025-27898 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 51
    • TI-2025-22514 Information disclosure in Apple iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 51
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  • Release ·

    Apple iPadOS 17.7.9

    14 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 7 MEDIUM, 7 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-27921 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 51
    • TI-2025-22514 Information disclosure in Apple iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 51
    • TI-2025-27934 Use after free in Apple iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 50
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-43220
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vch4-7x67-5j92

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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Sources

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