Vulnerability · Published Jul 29, 2025 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2025-43230

Medium 4.0

In plain English

A medium-severity incorrect authorization 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 13% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.0Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 86.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The issue was addressed with additional permissions checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6, iPadOS 17.7.9, macOS Sequoia 15.6, tvOS 18.6, visionOS 2.6, watchOS 11.6. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.

Affected products (as reported)

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

Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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