CVE-2025-43361

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: November 4, 2025 at 01:16 AM UTC
Updated: October 18, 2026 at 09:10 PM UTC
6 products affected across 1 vendormacOSiPhone OSiPadOS

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in tvOS 26, watchOS 26, iOS 26 and iPadOS 26, macOS Sonoma 14.8.2, macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, visionOS 26. A malicious app may be able to read kernel memory.

Affected

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

v < 26.1
Affected range stops below 26, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 14.8.215.0 ≤ v < 15.7.2
Affected range stops below 14.8.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 15.7.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 26, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 26.1
Affected range stops below 26, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 26.1
Affected range stops below 26, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 26.1
Affected range stops below 26, 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 (7)

Release NotesVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125108
Release NotesVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125636
Release NotesVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125114
Release NotesVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125115
Release NotesVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125116
Release NotesVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125635

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

7.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125

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