CVE-2025-43496: Apple iPadOS

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

The issue was addressed by adding additional logic. 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 Tahoe 26.1, visionOS 26.1, watchOS 26.1. Remote content may be loaded even when the 'Load Remote Images' setting is turned off.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 26.1 (fixed in 26.1)
• Apple iPhone OS: before 26.1 (fixed in 26.1)
• Apple macOS: before 15.7.2 (fixed in 15.7.2)
• Apple visionOS: before 26.1 (fixed in 26.1)
• Apple watchOS: before 26.1 (fixed in 26.1)

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