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CVE-2025-43500· NVD / CVE Program· CNA apple

A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of user preferences.

A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of user preferences. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1, macOS Tahoe 26.1, visionOS 26.1, watchOS 26.1. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded

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Published
Nov 3, 2025
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.5% · 40th percentile
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Action score

30

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.5%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
appleipados
appleiphone os
applevisionos
applewatchos

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • apple ipadosbefore 26.1
  • apple iphone osbefore 26.1
  • apple visionosbefore 26.1
  • apple watchosbefore 26.1

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (apple). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Apple iOS and iPadOS

    • before 26.1affected

  • Apple macOS

    • before 26.1affected

  • Apple visionOS

    • before 26.1affected

  • Apple watchOS

    • before 26.1affected

Same product

apple: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2021-30860An integer overflow was addressed with improved input validation.KEV
    84Now
  • CVE-2025-43300An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.KEV
    80Now
  • CVE-2023-41064A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling.KEV
    77This week
  • CVE-2023-32434An integer overflow was addressed with improved input validation.KEV
    76This week
  • CVE-2025-24085A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.KEV
    75This week
  • CVE-2023-41993The issue was addressed with improved checks.KEV
    72This week

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2025-434960 days apartThe issue was addressed by adding additional logic.
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2026-28906189 days apartThis issue was addressed through improved state management.
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2026-28938315 days apartA privacy issue was addressed by moving sensitive data.
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2026-86904315 days apartA privacy issue was addressed with improved state management.
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2026-28950170 days apartA logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction.
    24Monitor
  • CVE-2025-434390 days apartA privacy issue was addressed by removing sensitive data.
    22Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-359 · Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

nvd-secondary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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