CVE-2025-43280: 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

afclip. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

CFNetwork. A denial-of-service issue was addressed with improved input validation.

— Apple

CoreAudio. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

CoreMedia Playback. The issue was addressed with additional permissions checks.

— 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)

Affected Software

6 affected componentsFixes available
Apple iOS<18.6
Apple iPadOS<18.6
Apple iOS<18.6
18.6
Apple iPadOS<18.6
18.6
Apple iPadOS<18.6
Apple iPhone OS<18.6

Event History

Jul 29, 2025
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Oct 15, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:00 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·08:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-43280?

CVE-2025-43280 has a high severity rating due to the potential for unauthorized exposure of remote images in Lockdown Mode.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-43280?

To address CVE-2025-43280, update your device to iOS 18.6 or iPadOS 18.6.

3

What does CVE-2025-43280 affect?

CVE-2025-43280 affects Apple iOS and iPadOS prior to version 18.6.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2025-43280?

CVE-2025-43280 is a remote image loading vulnerability that can expose sensitive information.

5

Can CVE-2025-43280 be exploited without user interaction?

Yes, CVE-2025-43280 can be exploited when forwarding emails without user interaction in Lockdown Mode.

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