Link following in macOS - CVE-2025-30457

 

Link following in macOS - CVE-2025-30457

Published: April 2, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU106899
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-30457
CWE-ID: CWE-59
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
macOS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insecure link following in SystemMigration. A local application can create symlinks to protected regions of the disk.


How to mitigate CVE-2025-30457

Install updates from vendor's website.

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