What is CVE-2025-43445?

CVE-2025-43445 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-11-04.

How severe is CVE-2025-43445?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Apple iOS And Ipados

CVE-2025-43445

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. 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 Sonoma 14.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.1, tvOS 26.1, visionOS 26.1, watchOS 26.1. Processing a maliciously crafted media file may lead to unexpected app termination or corrupt process memory.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2025-11-04 · last modified 2026-09-26.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (62.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 62.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple iOS And Ipados — versions 0
Apple Ipados
Apple Iphone OS
Apple macOS — versions 0
Apple tvOS — versions 0
Apple Visionos — versions 0
Apple watchOS — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-43445?: CVE-2025-43445 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-11-04.
How severe is CVE-2025-43445?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.