CVE-2025-43202: Input Validation

Published Jul 29, 2025
·
Updated

Accessibility. A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.

Other sources

Accessibility. The issue was addressed by adding additional logic.

— Apple

Admin Framework. A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.

— Apple

afclip. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

AMD. A race condition was addressed with improved state handling.

— Apple

AppleMobileFileIntegrity. A downgrade issue was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions.

— Apple

Credit

Wong Wee Xiang, Himanshu Bharti@@Xpl0itme, Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Andreas Jaegersberger & Ro Achterberg(Nosebeard Labs), Google's Threat Analysis Group, Chi Yuan Chang(ZUSO ART), taikosoup, Gary Kwong(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), CVE-2025-43226, Christian Kohlschütter, Brian Carpenter, Sergei Glazunov(Google Project Zero), Ivan Fratric(Google Project Zero), Vlad Stolyarov(Google's Threat Analysis Group), Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), CVE-2025-6965, Jaydev Ahire, Gilad Moav, Yehuda Afek, Anat Bremler-Barr, Amit Klein, Yuhao Hu, Yan Kang, Chenggang Wu, Xiaojie Wei, shandikri(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Google V8 Security Team, Nan Wang@@eternalsakura13, Ziling Chen, HexRabbit@@h3xr4bb1t(DEVCORE Research Team), Ignacio Sanmillan@@ulexec, Clément Lecigne(Google's Threat Analysis Group), ABC Research s.r.o., Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Noah Gregory (wts.dev), MRHAX, Aditya Rana, Seo Hyun-gyu@@wh1te4ever(Xiaomi), Dora Orak(Xiaomi), Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc(Xiaomi), XiLong Zhang@@Resery4(Xiaomi), noir@@ROIS, fmyy (@风沐云烟), 风沐云烟@@binary_fmyy, Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc, Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, an anonymous researcher, 2ourc3 | Salim Largo, Dawuge(Shuffle Team), Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Willey Lin, Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Pyrophoria, Dora Orak, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Kandji), Kirin@@Pwnrin, Minghao Lin, Jiaxun Zhu, Zhongquan Li@@Guluisacat, Koh M. Nakagawa@@tsunek0h(Kandji), an anonymous researcher(Loadshine Lab), Hikerell(Loadshine Lab), @@zlluny, Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Yuebin Sun@@yuebinsun2020, Shang-De Jiang(CyCraft Technology), Kazma Ye(CyCraft Technology), Nikolai Skliarenko(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Keith Yeo@@kyeojy(Team Orca of Sea Security), Martin Bajanik(Fingerprint), Ammar Askar, Syarif Muhammad Sajjad, Martti Hütt, Jonathan Bar Or@@yo_yo_yo_jbo(Microsoft), Ryan Dowd@@_rdowd

Affected Software

6 affected componentsFixes available
Apple iOS<18.6
18.6
Apple iPadOS<18.6
18.6
Apple macOS Sequoia<15.6
15.6
Apple iPadOS<18.6
Apple iPhone OS<18.6
Apple macOS<15.6

Event History

Jul 29, 2025
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Apr 2, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:10 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:10 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·07:20 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-43202?

CVE-2025-43202 has been rated as a high severity vulnerability due to its impact on user accessibility and system stability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-43202?

To fix CVE-2025-43202, ensure that your Apple macOS Sequoia is updated to version 15.6 or later, and your iOS or iPadOS is updated to version 18.6 or later.

3

What types of issues does CVE-2025-43202 address?

CVE-2025-43202 addresses accessibility issues, a logic issue with additional checks, and improved memory handling and path validation.

4

Which Apple products are affected by CVE-2025-43202?

CVE-2025-43202 affects macOS Sequoia prior to version 15.6, as well as iOS and iPadOS prior to version 18.6.

5

Are there known exploits for CVE-2025-43202?

As of now, there are no publicly disclosed exploits for CVE-2025-43202, but it is recommended to apply the available security updates promptly.

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