CVE-2025-43280 — Improper Verification of Source of a Communication Channel in Apple IOS AND Ipados

CWE-940 — Improper Verification of Source of a Communication Channel4 documents4 sources
Severity
4.7MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 91.50%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Apple IOS AND IpadosApple IpadosApple Iphone OS
Timeline
PublishedOct 15

Description

The issue was resolved by not loading remote images. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6. Forwarding an email could display remote images in Mail in Lockdown Mode.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 1.4

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDapple/ipados< 18.6
▶CVEListV5apple/ios_and_ipados< 18.6
▶NVDapple/iphone_os< 18.6

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-fhjc-f2gw-hfvw: The issue was resolved by not loading remote images This issue is fixed in iOS 18↗2025-10-15
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CVEList
CVE-2025-43280: The issue was resolved by not loading remote images↗2025-10-15
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2025-43280: iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6↗2025-07-29
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CVE-2025-43280 — Apple IOS AND Ipados vulnerability | cvebase