What is CVE-2025-43422?

CVE-2025-43422 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2025-11-04.

How severe is CVE-2025-43422?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados

CVE-2025-43422

The issue was addressed by adding additional logic. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1. An attacker with physical access to a device may be able to disable Stolen Device Protection.

Published 2025-11-04 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (8.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 8.3% 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-288 — Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

References

support.apple.com/en-us/125632 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-43422?: CVE-2025-43422 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2025-11-04.
How severe is CVE-2025-43422?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.