Security fix · CVE-2025-43459
An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management.
Published Nov 4, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 2, 2026 · Apple watchOS
Last checked Oct 27, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-43459. EPSS is 0.24%. Act only if a listed version of Apple watchOS is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
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- Severity
- Medium4.6
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.24%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- vendor Apple watchOS 0 <26.1
An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 26.1. An attacker with physical access to a locked Apple Watch may be able to view Live Voicemail.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- vendor Apple watchOS 0 <26.10 <26.1
How to fix CVE-2025-43459
Upgrade
CVE-2025-43459 lists a fix boundary at 26.1. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.
Version check
Seen in 0 <26.1
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-43459. EPSS is 0.24%. Act only if a listed version of Apple watchOS is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with Apple watchOS 0 <26.1 0 <26.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.24%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Nov 4, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 26.1. An attacker with physical access to a locked Apple Watch may be able to view Live Voicemail.
Apr 2, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 26.1. An attacker with physical access to a locked Apple Watch may be able to view Live Voicemail.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-43459
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-43459
30-day exploitation probability 0.24%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-37643
An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 26.1. An attacker with physical access to a locked Apple Watch may be able to view Live Voicemail.
euvd.enisa.europa.eu
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 27, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSOct 27, 2026
- CVE.orgOct 24, 2026
- EUVDOct 24, 2026