7.5

CVE-2025-43500: apple ios and ipados

Modified
Published 04-11-2025Last modified 02-04-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-43500 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in apple ios and ipados. EPSS estimates a 0.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.52%
0%100%
Low · +0.03 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 04-11-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 02-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of user preferences. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1, macOS Tahoe 26.1, visionOS 26.1, watchOS 26.1. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.52%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

44%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.03 pp

From 0.49% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Apple6 products

1 vendor · 6 products

References

4 links