CVE-2025-43200

MEDIUM

4.2

CVSS Score

Published: June 16, 2025 at 09:36 PM UTC

Updated: September 24, 2026 at 01:27 PM UTC

5 products affected across 1 vendormacOSiPhone OSiPadOS

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Severity

MEDIUM4.2

Exploitation

CISA KEV

Exploit prediction

EPSS 1%

SSVC

Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score1.2%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 1.2% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 68% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and visionOS, contain an unspecified vulnerability when processing a maliciously crafted photo or video shared via an iCloud Link.

Required Action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Ransomware Use

Unknown

Added to KEV

Jun 16, 2025

Remediation Due

Jul 7, 2025

481 days overdue

Notes

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122174

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122173

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122900

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122901

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122902

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122903

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122904

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43200

Description

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in watchOS 11.3.1, macOS Ventura 13.7.4, iOS 15.8.4 and iPadOS 15.8.4, iOS 16.7.11 and iPadOS 16.7.11, iPadOS 17.7.5, visionOS 2.3.1, macOS Sequoia 15.3.1, iOS 18.3.1 and iPadOS 18.3.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.4. A logic issue existed when processing a maliciously crafted photo or video shared via an iCloud Link. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

iPadOS · Apple

95%

v < 15.8.4v < 16.7.11v < 17.7.5v < 18.3.116.0 ≤ v < 16.7.1117.0 ≤ v < 17.7.518.0 ≤ v < 18.3.1

Affected range stops below 15.8.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 16.7.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 17.7.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 18.3.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

iPhone OS · Apple

95%

v < 15.8.416.0 ≤ v ≤ 16.7.1117.0 ≤ v ≤ 18.3.1

Affected range stops below 15.8.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

macOS · Apple

95%

v < 13.7.4v < 14.7.4v < 15.3.113.0 ≤ v < 13.7.414.0 ≤ v < 14.7.415.0 ≤ v < 15.3.1

Affected range stops below 13.7.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 14.7.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 15.3.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

visionOS · Apple

95%

v < 2.3.1

Affected range stops below 2.3.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

watchOS · Apple

95%

v < 11.3.1

Affected range stops below 11.3.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (11)

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122173

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122174

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122345

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122346

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122900

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122901

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122902

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122903

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

4.2MEDIUMCISA-ADP

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: HIGH
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: REQUIRED
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: LOW
Integrity: LOW
Availability: NONE

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