CVE-2025-43200
CVE-2025-43200 — Apple Multiple Products Unspecified Vulnerability
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.8.4 and iPadOS 15.8.4, iOS 16.7.11 and iPadOS 16.7.11, iOS 18.3.1 and iPadOS 18.3.1, iPadOS 17.7.5, macOS Sequoia 15.3.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.7.4, visionOS 2.3.1, watchOS 11.3.1. A logic issue existed when processing a maliciously crafted photo or video shared via an iCloud Link. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals.
Published Updated Sources: NVD, CISA, FIRST EPSS
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the scoring sources call it.
Exploitation
Confirmed
CISA KEV, listed Jun 16, 2025
EPSS
1%
ahead of 61% of scored CVEs
CVSS base
4.2
medium
CISA SSVC assessment
Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses · SSVC 2.0.3. A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.
Exploitation
Active
none · proof-of-concept · active
Automatable
No
can an attacker script all four kill-chain steps
Technical impact
Partial
partial · total control of the vulnerable component
Remediation
The vendor's own words where we have them.
Upgrade ios_and_ipados to a fixed release. Apply vendor patches per advisory and restrict external exposure of the affected component until patched.
CISA required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Federal deadline Jul 7, 2025 — passed 438 days ago
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record's own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found.
- Identify exposed assets running affected vendor/product/version combinations.
- Treat as emergency remediation because CISA KEV status is present.
- Search available logs for exploit probes, errors, authentication anomalies, or suspicious child processes matching the vulnerability class.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and version as the advisories word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple | ios_and_ipados | — | Vulnerable |
| apple | ipados | — | Vulnerable |
| apple | macos | — | Vulnerable |
| apple | visionos | — | Vulnerable |
| apple | watchos | — | Vulnerable |
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Availability
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Attack Complexity
High
Attack Vector
Network
Privileges Req
None
User Interaction
Required
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.2 | CVSS 3.1 | medium | 1.6 | 2.5 | CNA |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CISA KEV details
CISA lists a CVE here once it has evidence of exploitation against real targets.
Listed
Jun 16, 2025
Federal deadline
Jul 7, 2025
passed 438 days ago
Ransomware use
Unknown
CISA records ransomware use only for campaigns it has confirmed, so “Unknown” means unrecorded, not ruled out. The deadline binds US federal agencies; for everyone else it is a date to argue against.
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not rules we have tested.
- Prioritize edge telemetry for network-reachable ios_and_ipados, ipados, macos, visionos, watchos.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first — with the readings a source repeats on a schedule counted underneath rather than listed.
- 2026
Added · CVSS 3.1 4.2 (AV:N)
Jun 17, 2026 · NVD
- 2025
Added to CISA KEV catalog
Jun 16, 2025 · CISA
Initial · CVE published
Jun 16, 2025 · NVD
References
12 on the record
- support.apple.com/en-us/122173
Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/122174
Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/122345
Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/122346
Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/122900
Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/122901
Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/122902
Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/122903
Vendor Advisory
Elsewhere on this site
- appleevery CVE for this vendor
- June 2025what else CISA listed
- Unclassifiedsame class
Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record1
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2025-43200 is Apple Multiple Products Unspecified Vulnerability, a medium vulnerability affecting ios_and_ipados, ipados, macos, visionos, watchos from apple. The current evidence lists it in CISA KEV, and the exploit status is: Yes: CISA KEV signal present. Public exploit evidence is: A public PoC is not confirmed from current sources for CVE-2025-43200. The affected-version evidence is listed in the key facts and affected products tables. Defenders should first verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run those versions, then apply vendor patches or mitigations, restrict reachable attack surface, and preserve logs for detection review. CVSS 4.2 describes technical severity, while EPSS 1% helps estimate near-term exploit likelihood; neither replaces asset context. Unknown fields should remain explicit in tickets, and threat actor, IOC, victimology, or payload claims should not be added unless a cited source supports them. Monitor CISA KEV, vendor advisories, NVD changes, public PoC repositories, and internal telemetry for update triggers.