CVE-2025-43365: Input Validation

Published Sep 15, 2025
·
Updated

A denial-of-service issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.2 and iPadOS 18.7.2, iOS 26 and iPadOS 26. An unprivileged process may be able to terminate a root processes.

Other sources

Accessibility. A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

— Apple

Apple Neural Engine. An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.

— Apple

AppleMobileFileIntegrity. A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

— Apple

Assets. This issue was addressed with improved entitlements.

— Apple

Audio. A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction.

— Apple

Credit

Zhongcheng Li(IES Red Team of ByteDance), Duy Trần@@khanhduytran0, Dennis Briner, Hikerell (Loadshine Lab), Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), iisBuri, Cristian Dinca (icmd.tech), Apple, Romain Lebesle(Khatima), Himanshu Bharti@@Xpl0itme(Khatima), Taavi Eomäe(Zone Media), Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc, Lyutoon@@Lyutoon_, YingQi Shi@@Mas0n, Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), BynarIO AI (bynar.io), Kirin@@Pwnrin, @@RenwaX23, an anonymous researcher, Joshua Thomas, Dalibor Milanovic, rheza@@ginggilBesel(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), shandikri(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Google Big Sleep, Phil Beauvoir, rheza@@ginggilBesel, Justin Cohen(Google), Lehan Dilusha Jayasinghe, Tom Van Goethem, 이동하 (Lee Dong Ha(BoB 14th), Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Michael Reeves@@IntegralPilot, Nikita Sakalouski, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Kandji), Rosyna Keller(Totally Not Malicious Software), Guilherme Rambo(Best Buddy Apps), Yinyi Wu@@_3ndy1(Dawn Security Lab of JD), @@zlluny(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), 이동하 (Lee Dong Ha)(SSA Lab), Keisuke Hosoda, Viktor Oreshkin, Philipp Baldauf, Dawuge(Shuffle Team), Tom Brzezinski, Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(C), KPC(Cisco Talos), Evan Waelde, 정답이 아닌 해답, Richard Hyunho Im@@richeeta, Jiwon Park, Noah Gregory (wts.dev), CVE-2025-6965, JZ, Seo Hyun-gyu@@wh1te4ever, Luke Roberts@@rookuu, Jaydev Ahire, Big Bear, Ignacio Sanmillan@@ulexec, Mike Cardwell(grepular), Bob Lord, Pawel Wylecial(REDTEAM)

Affected Software

8 affected componentsFixes available
Apple iOS<26
Apple iPadOS<26
Apple iPadOS<26.0
Apple iPhone OS<26.0
Apple iOS<26
26
Apple iPadOS<26
26
Apple iOS<18.7.2
18.7.2
Apple iPadOS<18.7.2
18.7.2

Event History

Sep 15, 2025
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Description
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Nov 4, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:17 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:17 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·02:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Nov 5, 2025
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-43365?

CVE-2025-43365 is classified as a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting iOS and iPadOS.

2

What are the affected versions for CVE-2025-43365?

CVE-2025-43365 affects versions of Apple iOS and iPadOS up to but not including version 26.

3

How do I fix CVE-2025-43365?

To fix CVE-2025-43365, update your device to iOS 26 or iPadOS 26.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2025-43365?

CVE-2025-43365 is a denial-of-service vulnerability that allows an unprivileged process to potentially terminate root processes.

5

Who is affected by CVE-2025-43365?

Users of Apple devices running iOS and iPadOS versions prior to 26 are affected by CVE-2025-43365.

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