Medium severity · published Mar 25, 2026
CVE-2025-43534
A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation
6.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2. A user with physical access to an iOS device may be able to bypass Activation Lock.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Physical
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 12% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
iOS · Apple
before 18.7.7; 26.0 before 26.2 · source: NVD
IA
iOS and iPadOS · Apple
before 18.7.7; before 26.2 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43534
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-43534
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125884
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126793
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