What is CVE-2025-43280?

CVE-2025-43280 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Improper Verification of Source of a Communication Channel. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2025-10-15.

How severe is CVE-2025-43280?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados

CVE-2025-43280

The issue was resolved by not loading remote images. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6. Forwarding an email could display remote images in Mail in Lockdown Mode.

Published 2025-10-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (10.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 10th percentile — 10.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-940 — Improper Verification of Source of a Communication Channel

References

support.apple.com/en-us/124147 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-43280?: CVE-2025-43280 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Improper Verification of Source of a Communication Channel. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2025-10-15.
How severe is CVE-2025-43280?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.