CVE-2025-43496

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.

Published: 2025-11-04 Last update: 2026-04-02 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-43496 is rated Low Risk (37/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-43496

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-14 0.04% 0.06% +0.02%
2 2026-04-01 0.05% 0.04% -0.01%
3 2026-01-11 — 0.05% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-43496

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-43496

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-43496

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple ipados < 26.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os < 26.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple macos < 15.7.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple visionos < 26.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple watchos < 26.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-43496

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