CVE-2025-43498 — Improper Access Control in Apple IOS AND Ipados

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control8 documents4 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 98.22%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
5
Apple IOS AND IpadosApple MacosApple Visionos+2 more
Timeline
PublishedNov 4

Description

An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1, macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.1, visionOS 26.1. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages7 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macos< 14.8.2+2
▶NVDapple/macos14.0 — 14.8.2+1
▶NVDapple/ipados< 26.1
▶CVEListV5apple/visionos< 26.1
▶NVDapple/visionos< 26.1

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-pqwf-2452-r2f3: An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management↗2025-11-04
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CVEList
CVE-2025-43498: An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management↗2025-11-04
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Apple
CVE-2025-43498: visionOS 26.1↗2025-11-03
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Apple
CVE-2025-43498: macOS Sonoma 14.8.2↗2025-11-03
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Apple
CVE-2025-43498: iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1↗2025-11-03
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Apple
CVE-2025-43498: macOS Sequoia 15.7.2↗2025-11-03
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Apple
CVE-2025-43498: macOS Tahoe 26.1↗2025-11-03
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