CVE-2025-43533: Apple iPadOS

Medium severity, CVSS 5.7. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.2, tvOS 26.2, visionOS 26.2, watchOS 26.2. A malicious HID device may cause an unexpected process crash.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 26.2 (fixed in 26.2)
• Apple iPhone OS: before 26.2 (fixed in 26.2)
• Apple macOS: before 26.2 (fixed in 26.2)
• Apple tvOS: before 26.2 (fixed in 26.2)
• Apple visionOS: before 26.2 (fixed in 26.2)
• Apple watchOS: before 26.2 (fixed in 26.2)

Published 2025-12-17. Last modified 2026-10-07.