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CVE-2025-43498

CVE-2025-43498 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

Reported by apple · Published November 4, 2025

An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1, macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.1, visionOS 26.1. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

Fixed versions

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PackageEcosystemFixed in
macOSApple26.1, 15.7.2, 14.8.2
ipadosapple26.1
iphone_osapple26.1
visionOSApple26.1
iOS and iPadOSApple26.1

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
AppleiOS and iPadOS0
ApplemacOS0, 0, 0
ApplevisionOS0
ApplemacOS0, 0, 0
ApplevisionOS0
AppleiOS and iPadOS0

Timeline

  • Nov 3, 2025 CVE Published
  • Nov 4, 2025 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
  • Mar 17, 2026 Security Advisory (4 in total, the first dated here)
  • Jun 7, 2026 Coalition ESS Score

Query this with the API

The same record, from the CLI:

vulnetix vdb vuln CVE-2025-43498
vulnetix vdb fixes CVE-2025-43498

Or with curl, using the org id and key from your account page:

curl -s -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${VULNETIX_ORG_ID}:${VULNETIX_API_KEY}" \
  "https://api.vdb.vulnetix.com/v2/vuln/CVE-2025-43498/fixes/registry"

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