Apple Xcode up to 16.3 Path path traversal

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Xcode. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Path Handler. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-43370. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple Xcode. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Path Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-43370 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 26.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2059). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

• Apple Xcode

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Type

• Programming Tool Software

Vendor

• Apple

Name

• Xcode

Version

• 1.5
• 1.5.0
• 2.0.0
• 2.1.0
• 2.2.0
• 2.3.0
• 2.4.0
• 2.4.1
• 3.1
• 3.1.1
• 3.1.2
• 3.1.3
• 3.1.4
• 3.2.1
• 3.2.2
• 3.2.3
• 3.2.4
• 3.2.5
• 4.0.1
• 4.0.2
• 4.1.1
• 4.2
• 4.2.1
• 4.3
• 4.3.1
• 4.3.2
• 4.3.3
• 4.4
• 6.2
• 6.2 beta 3
• 6.3
• 7
• 7.0
• 7.1
• 7.2
• 7.3
• 8
• 8.0R10
• 8.1
• 8.1R2
• 9.0
• 9.2
• 9.3
• 10
• 10.2
• 11.0
• 11.1
• 11.2
• 11.3
• 11.5
• 12.0
• 12.4
• 12.5
• 13.0
• 13.3
• 13.4
• 13.4.0
• 14
• 14.0
• 14.1
• 14.3
• 15
• 15.3
• 16
• 16.3

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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