CVE-2025-43381 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting Apple macOS, specifically fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.1. It stems from improper handling of symlinks, which could allow a malicious application to delete protected user data. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and high impact on integrity, but no impact on confidentiality or availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 26.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 0, < 26.1CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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