CVE-2025-43454: Apple iPadOS

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.2 and iPadOS 18.7.2, iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1. A device may persistently fail to lock.

Affected products

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

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