Buffer overflow in Apple Xcode
Priority LOW 19CWE-120Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in Xcode 26. Processing an overly large path value may crash a process.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00344 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Xcode (Apple): 26
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Xcode (Apple) Fixed in 26
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apple Xcode 26
4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-28080 Improper input validation in Apple XcodePriority LOW 39
- TI-2025-28076 Improper access control in Apple XcodePriority LOW 37
- TI-2025-27973 Improper access control in Apple XcodePriority LOW 33
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-43370
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8q6g-9w7h-xw9m
References
Advisory 1
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- TI-2004-02557 distcc 2.x, as used in XCode 1.5 and others, when not configured to restrict access to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2014-07619 Git before 1.8.5.6, 1.9.x before 1.9.5, 2.0.x before 2.0.5, 2.1.x before 2.1.4, and 2.2.x… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-04400 malicious repositories can execute remote code while cloning CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
- TI-2016-00666 The resolver in nginx before 1.8.1 and 1.9.x before 1.9.10 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-43370 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-43370 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8q6g-9w7h-xw9m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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