CVE-2025-43217 Information disclosure in iOS and iPadOS
Attackers can bypass privacy indicators for microphone or camera access on Apple mobile operating systems, potentially hiding surveillance activities from users.
- 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-2025-43217?
CVE-2025-43217 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 29 Jul 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 by adding additional logic. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6, iPadOS 17.7.9. Privacy Indicators for microphone or camera access may not be correctly displayed.
Weakness: CWE-359
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-43217?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os.
How do I fix CVE-2025-43217?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-43217 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-43217 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43217 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-p6r2-hphj-v8h7.