CVE-2025-43389 Information disclosure in iOS and iPadOS

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

An app can access sensitive user data due to a privacy issue in Apple operating systems, requiring an OS update to fix.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-43389?

CVE-2025-43389 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 4 Nov 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A privacy issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.2 and iPadOS 18.7.2, iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1, macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.1, visionOS 26.1. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

Weakness: CWE-359

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-43389?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Visionos.

How do I fix CVE-2025-43389?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-43389 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-43389 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43389 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Ipados vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q4r5-8g97-825q.

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