CVE-2025-43200: Apple Multiple Products Unspecified Vulnerability
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- Name
- Apple Multiple Products Unspecified Vulnerability
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- Multiple Products
- Added to the catalog
- 2025-06-16
- Due date for US federal agencies
- 2025-07-07
- Catalog version
- 2026.10.30
Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and visionOS, contain an unspecified vulnerability when processing a maliciously crafted photo or video shared via an iCloud Link.
Required action (CISA)
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Ransomware use: CISA does not mark known use of this vulnerability in ransomware campaigns.
Links in CISA's notes
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122174
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122173
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122900
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122901
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122902
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122903
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122904
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43200
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NVD analysis
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2025-06-16T22:16:41.120
- Last modified
- 2026-09-24T13:10:00.320
- Weaknesses
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
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.
| Metric | Score | Severity | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | 4.2 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary) |
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122173 (Vendor Advisory)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122174 (Vendor Advisory)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122345 (Vendor Advisory)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122346 (Vendor Advisory)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122900 (Vendor Advisory)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122901 (Vendor Advisory)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122902 (Vendor Advisory)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122903 (Vendor Advisory)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122904 (Vendor Advisory)
- https://citizenlab.ca/2025/06/first-forensic-confirmation-of-paragons-ios-mercenary-spyware-finds-journalists-targeted/ (Press/Media Coverage)
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-43200 (US Government Resource)
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CVE record
- Assigner
- apple
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- 2025-06-16T21:36:25.578Z
- Updated
- 2026-04-02T18:25:24.222Z
- Problem types
- 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.
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.
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122173
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122174
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122345
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122346
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122900
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122901
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122902
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122903
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122904
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Sources and licences
CISA
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Cite this page
Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "CVE-2025-43200: Apple Multiple Products Unspecified Vulnerability",
entity page, dataset version ref-ca1b260b311e, updated 2026-11-02T23:39:54.475Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/cve/CVE-2025-43200 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: CISA Catalog of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, version 2026.10.30.
Underlying source: National Vulnerability Database (NIST), CVE API 2.0, record last modified 2026-09-24T13:10:00.320.
Underlying source: CVE List (CVE Program, The MITRE Corporation), record updated 2026-04-02T18:25:24.222Z.
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