ZDF
Sign inSign up

Vulnerabilities

Security fix · CVE-2025-43496

The issue was addressed by adding additional logic.

Published Nov 4, 2025 · catalog updated Aug 5, 2026 · Apple iOS and iPadOS

Last checked Nov 2, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-43496. EPSS is 0.52%. Act only if a listed version of Apple iOS and iPadOS is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High7.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.52%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Apple iOS and iPadOS 0 <18.7.2

The issue was addressed by adding additional logic. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.2 and iPadOS 18.7.2, iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1, macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS Tahoe 26.1, visionOS 26.1, watchOS 26.1. Remote content may be loaded even when the 'Load Remote Images' setting is turned off.

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 iOS and iPadOS 0 <18.7.20 <18.7.2

How to fix CVE-2025-43496

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-2025-43496. EPSS is 0.52%. Act only if a listed version of Apple iOS and iPadOS is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Apple iOS and iPadOS 0 <18.7.2 0 <18.7.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.52%. 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.

  1. Nov 4, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    The issue was addressed by adding additional logic. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.2 and iPadOS 18.7.2, iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1, macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS Tahoe 26.1, visionOS 26.1, watchOS 26.1. Remote content may be loaded even when the 'Load Remote Images' setting is turned off.

  2. Aug 5, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    The issue was addressed by adding additional logic. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.2 and iPadOS 18.7.2, iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1, macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS Tahoe 26.1, visionOS 26.1, watchOS 26.1. Remote content may be loaded even when the 'Load Remote Images' setting is turned off.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-43496

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-43496

    30-day exploitation probability 0.52%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-37628

    The issue was addressed by adding additional logic. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.2 and iPadOS 18.7.2, iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1, macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS Tahoe 26.1, visionOS 26.1, watchOS 26.1. Remote content may be loaded even when the 'Load Remote Images' setting is turne

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 2, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 2, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 23, 2026
  • EUVDOct 23, 2026