CVE-2025-43358

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-09-15 · updated 2026-10-18
Weakness: CWE-862

Description

A permissions issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7 and iPadOS 18.7, iOS 26 and iPadOS 26, macOS Sequoia 15.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8, macOS Tahoe 26. A shortcut may be able to bypass sandbox restrictions.

Affected products

Apple iPadOS: before 18.7 — fixed in 18.7
Apple Iphone Os: before 18.7 — fixed in 18.7
Apple macOS: from 14.0 before 14.8; from 15.0 before 15.7 — fixed in 14.8, 15.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 18.7; Apple Iphone Os 18.7; Apple macOS 14.8, 15.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/125108
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125109
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125110
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125111
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125112
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/49
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/53
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/54
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/55

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