CVE-2025-43428: Integer Overflow

Published Dec 12, 2025
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Updated

A configuration issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Tahoe 26.2, visionOS 26.2. Photos in the Hidden Photos Album may be viewed without authentication.

Other sources

App Store. A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

— Apple

AppleJPEG. The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.

— Apple

AppleMobileFileIntegrity. A downgrade issue affecting Intel-based Mac computers was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions.

— Apple

AppleMobileFileIntegrity. A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

— Apple

AppSandbox. A logic issue was addressed with improved file handling.

— Apple

Credit

floeki(IES Red Team of ByteDance), Zhongcheng Li(IES Red Team of ByteDance), Michael Reeves@@IntegralPilot, an anonymous researcher, Riley Walz, CVE-2024-7264, CVE-2025-9086, Yiğit Ocak, Andrew Calvano(Meta Product Security), Lucas Pinheiro(Meta Product Security), Duy Trần@@khanhduytran0, Kaitao Xie(Alibaba Group), Xiaolong Bai(Alibaba Group), Rosyna Keller(Totally Not Malicious Software), Google Threat Analysis Group, an anonymous researcher(Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt), Michael Schmutzer(Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt), Iván Savransky, Bing Shi(Alibaba Group), Wenchao Li(Alibaba Group), (Indiana University Bloomington), Luyi Xing(Indiana University Bloomington), Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Google Big Sleep, Nan Wang@@eternalsakura13, Phil Pizlo(Epic Games), Apple, 이동하 (Lee Dong Ha(BoB 14th), Andrei Simion, piffz, Daniel Nurkin, Al Sadman Awal, Mohamed Hamdadou & Mahran Alhazmi, Hichem Maloufi, Christian Mina, Gerson Aldaz, qwerty j0y & Ricardo Garcia, Dorian Del Valle, Noah Gregory (wts.dev), iG0x72(XiguaSec), JJ(XiguaSec), Lehan Dilusha Jayasinghe, CVE-2025-5918, Sumanth Rao(UC San Diego), Ye Shu(UC San Diego), Stefan Savage(UC San Diego), Aaron Schulman(UC San Diego), Geoffrey M. Voelker(UC San Diego), Enze Liu (Carnegie Mellon University), Kirin@@Pwnrin, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Jex Amro, Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Ron Elemans, Kirin@@Pwnrin(Fudan University), LFY@@secsys(Fudan University), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Iru), Andreas Jaegersberger & Ro Achterberg(Nosebeard Labs), Kenneth Chew, Haoling Zhou(SecLab of The Ohio State University), Shixuan Zhao@@NSKernel(SecLab of The Ohio State University), Chao Wang@@evi0s(SecLab of The Ohio State University), Zhiqiang Lin(SecLab of The Ohio State University), Atul R V, @@retsew0x01, Morris Richman@@morrisinlife, Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, Kay Belardinelli (Harvard University)

Affected Software

8 affected componentsFixes available
Apple iOS<26.2
26.2
Apple iPadOS<26.2
26.2
Apple visionOS<26.2
26.2
Apple macOS Tahoe<26.2
26.2
Apple iPadOS<26.2
Apple iPhone OS<26.2
Apple macOS<26.2
Apple visionOS<26.2

Event History

Dec 12, 2025
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Affected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Dec 17, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:46 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:46 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·09:16 PM
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-2025-43428?

CVE-2025-43428 has been addressed with additional restrictions and improved bounds checks to mitigate the associated risks.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-43428?

To fix CVE-2025-43428, update your affected Apple product to version 26.2 or later.

3

Which products are affected by CVE-2025-43428?

CVE-2025-43428 affects Apple macOS Tahoe, iOS, iPadOS, and visionOS up to version 26.2.

4

What type of issue is reported in CVE-2025-43428?

CVE-2025-43428 reports a permissions issue and a downgrade-related vulnerability affecting Intel-based Mac computers.

5

Are there workarounds for CVE-2025-43428?

There are no documented workarounds for CVE-2025-43428; the recommended action is to update to the latest version.

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