CVE-2025-43221: 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

An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6, macOS Sequoia 15.6, tvOS 18.6, visionOS 2.6. Processing a maliciously crafted media file may lead to unexpected app termination or corrupt process memory.

— MITRE

Credit

Google's Threat Analysis Group, Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Chi Yuan Chang(ZUSO ART), taikosoup, Gary Kwong(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), CVE-2025-43226, Christian Kohlschütter, 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, 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), Andreas Jaegersberger & Ro Achterberg(Nosebeard Labs), Wong Wee Xiang, Himanshu Bharti@@Xpl0itme, Brian Carpenter, Jaydev Ahire, 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

10 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Sequoia<15.6
15.6
Apple iOS<18.6
18.6
Apple iPadOS<18.6
18.6
Apple tvOS<18.6
18.6
Apple visionOS<2.6
2.6
Apple iPadOS<18.6
Apple iPhone OS<18.6
Apple macOS<15.6
Apple tvOS<18.6
Apple visionOS<2.6

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
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Affected Software
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:29 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:29 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Jul 30, 2025
Data Sourced
via NVD·12:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-43221?

CVE-2025-43221 has been assessed with a medium severity rating.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-43221?

The best way to fix CVE-2025-43221 is to update your affected Apple device to the latest version available.

3

What systems are affected by CVE-2025-43221?

CVE-2025-43221 affects Apple macOS Sequoia versions up to 15.6 and iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, and visionOS versions up to 18.6.

4

What types of issues does CVE-2025-43221 address?

CVE-2025-43221 addresses logic issues, path handling issues, and a race condition that may affect accessibility and memory handling.

5

Is there any user impact due to CVE-2025-43221?

Yes, CVE-2025-43221 may impact user accessibility and the stability of the affected systems.

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