CVE-2025-43282 Use after free in iOS and iPadOS
A double free vulnerability in Apple operating systems allows an app to cause unexpected system termination, requiring a security patch.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-43282?
CVE-2025-43282 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 15 Oct 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A double free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6, iPadOS 17.7.9, macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7, macOS Ventura 13.7.7, tvOS 18.6, visionOS 2.6, watchOS 11.6. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.
Weakness: CWE-415
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-43282?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Tvos, Apple Visionos, Apple Watchos.
How do I fix CVE-2025-43282?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-43282 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2025-43282 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43282 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-vp3h-9cw2-wjf4.