Background exploitation KEV catalog No authentication
CVE-2025-43200

Apple Multiple Products Unspecified Vulnerability

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.8.4 and iPadOS 15.8.4, iOS 16.7.11 and iPadOS 16.7.11, iOS 18.3.1 and iPadOS 18.3.1, iPadOS 17.7.5, macOS Sequoia 15.3.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.4, macOS Ventura…

CheckOps priority index
3.5/10 Patch within 7 days
Severity4.2
Probability0.1
Exploitation3/5

Severity = CVSS. Probability = EPSS (FIRST). Exploitation = public signals: KEV, EUVD, ransomware, EPSS above 10 %, no account required.

EPSS · today 1.2% higher than 68.0% of CVEs
CVSS 3.1 4.2 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:
Exploited for 505 days 16 Jun 2025
CISA due date 07 Jul 2025 for US federal agencies

Exploitation probability EPSS · FIRST

05010025 Sep05 Oct15 Oct24 Oct02 Nov
EPSS probability (%)Percentile among all CVEs

Exploitation signals 3 / 5

  • KEV catalog (CISA)16 Jun 2025
  • Exploited in EUVD (ENISA)16 Jun 2025
  • Used by ransomwareno
  • EPSS above 10 %1.2%
  • No account, over the networkyes

What to do

Fix

Apply the vendor’s fix as soon as it is available.

CISA guidance: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Meanwhile

Take the service off the internet or restrict access to it, watch the logs and look for signs of compromise.

Manufacturers (CRA)

Exploited vulnerability in your product: early warning to ENISA within 24 h, then notification within 72 h (Article 14 of the Cyber Resilience Act). The CRA explained

Description ENISA EUVD

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.8.4 and iPadOS 15.8.4, iOS 16.7.11 and iPadOS 16.7.11, iOS 18.3.1 and iPadOS 18.3.1, iPadOS 17.7.5, macOS Sequoia 15.3.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.7.4, visionOS 2.3.1, watchOS 11.3.1. A logic issue existed when processing a maliciously crafted photo or video shared via an iCloud Link. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals.

Affected products

iOS and iPadOSvisionOSmacOSiPadOSwatchOSMultiple Products
Affected versions
  • 0 <16.7.11
  • 0 <15.8.4
  • 0 <2.3.1
  • 0 <14.7.4
  • 0 <18.3.1
  • 0 <15.3.1
  • 0 <17.7.5
  • 0 <11.3.1
  • 0 <13.7.4

Open source packages OSV

Affected libraries according to OSV, with fixed versions.

Timeline

  1. Published

  2. Exploitation reported (ENISA)

  3. Added to the KEV catalog

  4. CISA remediation due date

References

Other exploited vulnerabilities from the same vendor

  • CVE-2026-86950Apple Multiple Products Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
    6.7 · Actively exploited
  • CVE-2026-65400Apple macOS Improper Authentication Vulnerability
    5.8 · Actively exploited
  • CVE-2025-43520Apple Multiple Products Classic Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
    3.4 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2025-43510Apple Multiple Products Improper Locking Vulnerability
    4.3 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2025-31277Apple Multiple Products Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
    5.4 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2023-43000Apple Multiple products Use-After-Free Vulnerability
    5.4 · Background exploitation

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Sources: CISA KEV · ENISA EUVD · FIRST EPSS · OSV. Public data aggregated by CheckOps, updated automatically. Source texts remain the property of their authors. All exploited vulnerabilities