CVE-2025-43454 Security feature bypass in iOS and iPadOS
A flaw in state management allows a device to persistently fail to lock, bypassing the lock screen security feature.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-43454?
CVE-2025-43454 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 4 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.2 and iPadOS 18.7.2, iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1. A device may persistently fail to lock.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-43454?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os.
How do I fix CVE-2025-43454?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-43454 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-43454 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43454 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-8h3p-p2xh-j29x.