Medium severity · published Nov 4, 2025
CVE-2025-43498
An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management
5.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1, macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.1, visionOS 26.1. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 9% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
iOS · Apple
before 26.1 · source: NVD
MA
macOS · Apple
14.0 before 14.8.2; 15.0 before 15.7.2 · source: NVD
VI
Visionos · Apple
before 26.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43498
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-43498
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125632
support.apple.com
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125634
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125635
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125636
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125638
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