Vulnerability · Published Sep 15, 2025 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2025-43299
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity improper input validation 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 14% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 85.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A denial-of-service issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7 and iPadOS 18.7, macOS Sequoia 15.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8, macOS Tahoe 26. An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | 0 – before 18.7 |
| Apple | macOS | 0 – before 14.80 – before 15.70 – before 26 |
Weakness: CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125109
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125110
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125111
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125112
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/55
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/54
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/53
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/50