CVE-2025-43200
CVE-2025-43200 is a security flaw in Apple devices, the software on Apple’s iPhones, iPads and Macs. Attackers are using a flaw in Apple devices that its maker hasn't described in detail. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added it to its catalog of flaws known to be used in attacks on 16 Jun 2025.[1]
Apple devices is in things households have, such as phones, computers, browsers and everyday apps, so the fix matters at home as much as at work. Fixed in version 15.8.4, 16.7.11, 18.3.1 and 17.7.5 and others.
Description
CISA calls it an unspecified in Apple Multiple Products. In its words: “Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and visionOS, contain an unspecified vulnerability when processing a maliciously crafted photo or video shared via an iCloud Link.”[1]
The CVE record adds: “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.”[2]
It scores 4.2 out of 10 on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System, which rates it medium, scored by the organisation that published the CVE using CVSS 3.1.[2]
Affected versions
NVD’s record lists these fixed versions: in each line, everything before the version shown is affected.[2]
| Product | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| iOS and iPadOS | 15.8.4 |
| iOS and iPadOS | 16.7.11 |
| iOS and iPadOS | 18.3.1 |
| iPadOS | 17.7.5 |
| macOS | 13.7.4 |
| macOS | 14.7.4 |
| macOS | 15.3.1 |
| visionOS | 2.3.1 |
Every device with Apple devices needs the update.
Exploitation
CISA added it to its catalog of known exploited vulnerabilities on 16 Jun 2025, within a day of it being made public. CISA lists a flaw only when it has reliable evidence of it being exploited, and gave US federal agencies until 7 Jul 2025 to fix it.[1]
FIRST’s Exploit Prediction Scoring System, which estimates how likely a flaw is to be used in attacks in the next 30 days from what it sees across the internet, puts it at 1%. That’s in the top 33% of the flaws it scores.[4]
CISA assesses it as not automatable: each attack takes some work.
CISA doesn’t say who was attacked, or how.
Fix
Apple has published a fix or advice.[3] CISA’s required action: “Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.”[1]
- Update Apple devices now.On iPhone and iPad: Settings, General, Software Update. On a Mac: System Settings, General, Software Update. Install it on every Apple device in the house. Then turn on automatic updates, so the next fix arrives on its own.
- Check you’re on 15.8.4 or later.Fixed in version 15.8.4, 16.7.11, 18.3.1 and 17.7.5 and others. Anything older is what attackers are going after.
- If there’s no update, stop using it.CISA’s advice when a flaw being used in attacks has no fix is to stop using the product until it does.
Timeline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| The flaw is made public in the National Vulnerability Database, with a severity score of 4.2.[2] | |
| CISA adds it to its catalog of flaws known to be used in attacks.[1] | |
| CISA’s deadline for US government agencies to fix it.[1] | |
| FIRST puts the odds of it being used in attacks in the next 30 days at 1%.[4] |
See also
Other Apple devices flaws
- CVE-2026-86950: out-of-bounds write ·
- CVE-2025-43520: classic buffer overflow ·
- CVE-2025-43510: improper locking ·
- CVE-2025-31277: buffer overflow ·
- CVE-2023-43000: use-after-free ·
- CVE-2021-30952: integer overflow or wraparound ·
Similar flaws
- CVE-2026-118527, Ivanti Connect Secure: generation of predictable numbers or identifiers ·
- CVE-2026-46300, Linux Kernel: missing initialization of a variable ·
- CVE-2026-41709, Broadcom VMware ESX: insufficient logging ·
- CVE-2026-96656, Plex Media Server: external control of file name or path ·
- CVE-2026-96654, Plex Media Server: improper neutralization of encoded URI schemes in a web page ·
Added the same day
- CVE-2023-33538, TP-Link Multiple Routers: command injection ·
Every Apple flaw on CISA’s list · Everything added in June 2025
References
- ^ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. “Apple Multiple Products Unspecified Vulnerability”. Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, added 16 Jun 2025.
- ^ National Institute of Standards and Technology. “CVE-2025-43200 Detail”. National Vulnerability Database, published 16 Jun 2025.
- ^ Apple. Advisories and fixes: support.apple.com, support.apple.com, support.apple.com, support.apple.com, support.apple.com, and 3 more on NVD’s record.
- ^ FIRST. “Exploit Prediction Scoring System”. EPSS 0.012, percentile 68.0, 31 Oct 2026.
- CVE Program. “CVE-2025-43200”. The official CVE record.
This article is built from CISA’s catalog (version 2026.10.30), NVD’s record and FIRST’s scores, kept in HARD’s database and checked every morning. The plain English is HARD’s.