CVE-2025-43338: Apple iPadOS

High severity, CVSS 7.1. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 26 and iPadOS 26, macOS Sonoma 14.8.2, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26. Processing a maliciously crafted media file may lead to unexpected app termination or corrupt process memory.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 26.0 (fixed in 26.0)
• Apple iPhone OS: before 26.0 (fixed in 26.0)
• Apple macOS: before 14.8.2 (fixed in 14.8.2)

Published 2025-11-04. Last modified 2026-06-17.