CVE-2025-43277: apple ios and ipados

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-43277 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in apple ios and ipados. EPSS estimates a 0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 29-07-2025
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 02-04-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6, macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Sonoma 14.8, tvOS 18.6, visionOS 2.6, watchOS 11.6. Processing a maliciously crafted audio file may lead to memory corruption.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.