CVE-2025-43534 — Improper Access Control in Apple IOS AND Ipados

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control4 documents4 sources
Severity
6.8MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 94.50%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Apple IOS AND IpadosApple IpadosApple Iphone OS
Timeline
PublishedMar 25

Description

A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2. A user with physical access to an iOS device may be able to bypass Activation Lock.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 0.9 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDapple/ipados26.0 — 26.2+1
▶CVEListV5apple/ios_and_ipados< 18.7.7+1
▶NVDapple/iphone_os26.0 — 26.2+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-3rj4-3j6v-m6r5: A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation↗2026-03-25
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CVEList
CVE-2025-43534: A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation↗2026-03-25
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2025-43534: iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2↗2025-12-12
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