CVE-2025-43386: Apple iPadOS

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.2% 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 18.7.2 and iPadOS 18.7.2, iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1, macOS Tahoe 26.1, tvOS 26.1, visionOS 26.1. Processing a maliciously crafted media file may lead to unexpected app termination or corrupt process memory.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 26.1 (fixed in 26.1)
• Apple iPhone OS: before 26.1 (fixed in 26.1)
• Apple tvOS: before 26.1 (fixed in 26.1)
• Apple visionOS: before 26.1 (fixed in 26.1)

Published 2025-11-04. Last modified 2026-09-26.