CVE-2025-43370: Medium severity Apple Xcode vulnerability

Published Sep 15, 2025
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Updated

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.

Other sources

Dev Tools. A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.

— Apple

Credit

Nathaniel Oh@@calysteon, CVE-2025-48384, Mickey Jin@@patch1t

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
Apple Xcode<26
26
Apple Xcode<26.0

Event History

Sep 15, 2025
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:34 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:34 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·11:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-43370?

CVE-2025-43370 has a high severity level due to its potential to crash processes by exploiting path handling issues.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-43370?

To fix CVE-2025-43370, you should update to Xcode version 26 or later where the vulnerability has been addressed.

3

What causes CVE-2025-43370?

CVE-2025-43370 is caused by improper validation of overly large path values which may lead to crashes.

4

Which versions of Xcode are affected by CVE-2025-43370?

CVE-2025-43370 affects all Xcode versions prior to 26.

5

Is CVE-2025-43370 specific to certain operating systems?

CVE-2025-43370 is specific to the macOS operating system as it pertains to the Apple Xcode software.

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