CVE-2025-43374 Memory corruption in iOS and iPadOS
An attacker in physical proximity can trigger an out-of-bounds read in kernel memory, potentially exposing sensitive data or causing system instability.
- 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-2025-43374?
CVE-2025-43374 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 21 Nov 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.5 and iPadOS 18.5, iPadOS 17.7.7, macOS Sequoia 15.5, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3, macOS Ventura 13.7.3, tvOS 18.5, visionOS 2.5, watchOS 11.5. An attacker in physical proximity may be able to cause an out-of-bounds read in kernel memory.
Weakness: CWE-121
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-43374?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Visionos, Apple Watchos.
How do I fix CVE-2025-43374?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-43374 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2025-43374 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43374 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-m8wh-h4hg-8vrh.