CVE-2025-43498 Missing authorization in iOS and iPadOS
An app can access sensitive user data due to an authorization issue in Apple operating systems, requiring a security patch.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-43498?
CVE-2025-43498 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 4 Nov 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in 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-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-43498?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Visionos.
How do I fix CVE-2025-43498?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-43498 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-43498 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43498 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-pqwf-2452-r2f3.