Vulnerabilities

Security fix · CVE-2025-43539

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.

Published Dec 12, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 2, 2026 · Apple iOS and iPadOS

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-2025-43539. EPSS is 6.16%. 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
High8.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
6.16%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Apple iOS and iPadOS 0 <18.7.3

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.3 and iPadOS 18.7.3, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Sequoia 15.7.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.3, macOS Tahoe 26.2, tvOS 26.2, visionOS 26.2, watchOS 26.2. Processing a file may lead to memory corruption.

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 <18.7.30 <18.7.3

How to fix CVE-2025-43539

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-2025-43539. EPSS is 6.16%. 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 <18.7.3 0 <18.7.3. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 6.16%. 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. Dec 12, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.3 and iPadOS 18.7.3, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Sequoia 15.7.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.3, macOS Tahoe 26.2, tvOS 26.2, visionOS 26.2, watchOS 26.2. Processing a file may lead to memory corruption.

  2. Apr 2, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.3 and iPadOS 18.7.3, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Sequoia 15.7.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.3, macOS Tahoe 26.2, tvOS 26.2, visionOS 26.2, watchOS 26.2. Processing a file may lead to memory corruption.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-43539

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-43539

    30-day exploitation probability 6.16%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-203154

    The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.3 and iPadOS 18.7.3, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Sequoia 15.7.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.3, macOS Tahoe 26.2, tvOS 26.2, visionOS 26.2, watchOS 26.2. Processing a file may lead to memory corruption

    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.

  • CVE.orgOct 27, 2026
  • FIRST EPSSOct 27, 2026
  • EUVDOct 26, 2026