CVE-2025-43230 Missing authorization in iOS and iPadOS
An app can access user-sensitive data due to missing permission checks, affecting Apple operating systems.
- 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-2025-43230?
CVE-2025-43230 is a medium-severity missing authorization 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 with additional permissions checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6, iPadOS 17.7.9, macOS Sequoia 15.6, tvOS 18.6, visionOS 2.6, watchOS 11.6. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-43230?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Tvos, Apple Visionos, Apple Watchos.
How do I fix CVE-2025-43230?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-43230 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-43230 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43230 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-qv92-pxwh-47qf.