CVE-2025-43203 Information disclosure in iOS and iPadOS
An attacker with physical access to an unlocked device can view images in the most recently viewed locked note due to improper cache handling.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-43203?
CVE-2025-43203 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 15 Sep 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7 and iPadOS 18.7, iOS 26 and iPadOS 26. An attacker with physical access to an unlocked device may be able to view an image in the most recently viewed locked note.
Weakness: CWE-922
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-43203?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os.
How do I fix CVE-2025-43203?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-43203 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-43203 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43203 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipados
- CVE-2025-43300 Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24201 Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24085 Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free
- CVE-2025-31200 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption
- CVE-2025-31201 Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6pjx-c35c-mqw4.