CVE-2025-43418 Information disclosure in iOS and iPadOS

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

An attacker with physical access to a locked Apple device can view sensitive user information due to insufficient restrictions on available options.

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-2025-43418?

CVE-2025-43418 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 5 Nov 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

This issue was addressed by restricting options offered on a locked device. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.2 and iPadOS 18.7.2, iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1. An attacker with physical access to a locked device may be able to view sensitive user information.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-43418?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os.

How do I fix CVE-2025-43418?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-43418 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-43418 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43418 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Ipados vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2vg5-px79-v62f.

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