CVE-2025-43459 Auth bypass in watchOS
An attacker with physical access to a locked Apple Watch can bypass authentication to view Live Voicemail content.
- 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-2025-43459?
CVE-2025-43459 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Apple Watchos, 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
An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 26.1. An attacker with physical access to a locked Apple Watch may be able to view Live Voicemail.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-43459?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Watchos.
How do I fix CVE-2025-43459?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-43459 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2025-43459 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43459 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Watchos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cvjw-3jg5-rvcq.