CVE-2025-43200: Apple Multiple Products Unspecified Vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.2 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2025-06-16
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-06-16 · updated 2026-09-24

Description

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.8.4 and iPadOS 15.8.4, iOS 16.7.11 and iPadOS 16.7.11, iOS 18.3.1 and iPadOS 18.3.1, iPadOS 17.7.5, macOS Sequoia 15.3.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.7.4, visionOS 2.3.1, watchOS 11.3.1. 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 products

Apple iPadOS: before 15.8.4; from 16.0 before 16.7.11; from 17.0 before 17.7.5; from 18.0 before 18.3.1 — fixed in 15.8.4, 16.7.11, 17.7.5, 18.3.1
Apple Iphone Os: before 15.8.4; from 16.0 through 16.7.11; from 17.0 through 18.3.1 — fixed in 15.8.4
Apple macOS: from 13.0 before 13.7.4; from 14.0 before 14.7.4; from 15.0 before 15.3.1 — fixed in 13.7.4, 14.7.4, 15.3.1
Apple visionOS: before 2.3.1 — fixed in 2.3.1
Apple watchOS: before 11.3.1 — fixed in 11.3.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 15.8.4, 16.7.11, 17.7.5, 18.3.1; Apple Iphone Os 15.8.4; Apple macOS 13.7.4, 14.7.4, 15.3.1; Apple visionOS 2.3.1; Apple watchOS 11.3.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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