CVE-2025-43542

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: December 12, 2025 at 08:56 PM UTC
Updated: October 7, 2026 at 08:10 PM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendormacOSiPadOSvisionOS

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.3. Password fields may be unintentionally revealed when remotely controlling a device over FaceTime.

Affected

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

v < 15.7.3v < 26.2
Affected range stops below 15.7.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 26.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 18.7.3v < 26.2
Affected range stops below 18.7.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 26.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 26.2
Affected range stops below 26.2, 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 (5)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

7.5HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-200

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