Vulnerability · Published Jul 29, 2025 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2025-43226

Medium 4.0

In plain English

A medium-severity out-of-bounds read in iOS and iPadOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 16% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.0Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 84.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6, iPadOS 17.7.9, macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7, tvOS 18.6, visionOS 2.6, watchOS 11.6. Processing a maliciously crafted image may result in disclosure of process memory.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apple iOS and iPadOS 0 – before 18.6
Apple iPadOS 0 – before 17.7.9
Apple macOS 0 – before 14.7.70 – before 15.6
Apple tvOS 0 – before 18.6
Apple visionOS 0 – before 2.6
Apple watchOS 0 – before 11.6

Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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