CVE-2025-43205

MEDIUM
4
CVSS Score
Published: November 12, 2025 at 12:20 AM UTC
Updated: October 18, 2026 at 08:10 PM UTC
6 products affected across 1 vendoriPhone OSiPadOStvOS

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Severity
MEDIUM4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in watchOS 11.4, tvOS 18.4, visionOS 2.4, iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4. An app may be able to bypass ASLR.

Affected

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

All versionsv < 18.4
Affected range stops below 17.7.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 18.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
All versionsv < 18.4
All versionsv < 18.4
Affected range stops below 18.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
All versionsv < 2.4
Affected range stops below 2.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
All versionsv < 11.4
Affected range stops below 11.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
0 ≤ v < 13.7.50 ≤ v < 14.7.50 ≤ v < 15.4
Affected range stops below 13.7.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 14.7.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 15.4, 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:

References (8)

Release NotesVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122376
Release NotesVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122377
Release NotesVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122371
Release NotesVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122378

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

4MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125

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