CVE-2025-43294 — Improper Access Control in Apple IOS AND Ipados

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control7 documents4 sources
Severity
3.3LOWNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 94.82%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Apple IOS AND IpadosApple MacosApple Tvos+1 more
Timeline
PublishedSep 15
Latest updateNov 3

Description

An issue existed in the handling of environment variables. This issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1, macOS Tahoe 26, tvOS 26.1, watchOS 26.1. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 1.4

Affected Packages5 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/tvos< 26.1
▶CVEListV5apple/macos< 26
▶NVDapple/macos< 26.0
▶CVEListV5apple/watchos< 26.1
▶CVEListV5apple/ios_and_ipados< 26.1

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-g79w-6xp3-x2mw: An issue existed in the handling of environment variables↗2025-09-16
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CVEList
CVE-2025-43294: An issue existed in the handling of environment variables↗2025-09-15
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Apple
CVE-2025-43294: tvOS 26.1↗2025-11-03
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Apple
CVE-2025-43294: iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1↗2025-11-03
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Apple
CVE-2025-43294: watchOS 26.1↗2025-11-03
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Apple
CVE-2025-43294: macOS Tahoe 26↗2025-09-15
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