CVE-2025-43537 Path traversal in iOS and iPadOS
An attacker can modify protected system files by tricking a user into restoring a maliciously crafted backup file on iOS or iPadOS devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-43537?
CVE-2025-43537 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 11 Feb 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2. Restoring a maliciously crafted backup file may lead to modification of protected system files.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-43537?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os.
How do I fix CVE-2025-43537?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-43537 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2025-43537 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43537 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
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-9rvp-ph3g-jg82.